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Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Politics
Sen. Collins’ plan for replacing Affordable Care Act holds seeds for compromise
One policy analyst says it’s innovative to use Health Savings Accounts to help pay for coverage, but another expert sees serious drawbacks in the Obamacare alternative.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Portland small-business owner supports the Affordable Care Act
Maine’s lawmakers in Congress should focus on improving the Affordable Care Act, rather than repealing it.
Posted inNation & World, News
A Q&A on the Patient Freedom Act, the proposed ACA substitute
Many aspects of the plan, including typical premiums and deductibles, remain unclear.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine’s rural hospitals fear crisis if Obamacare is repealed without comparable replacement
By insuring tens of thousands of their patients, the Affordable Care Act has helped hospitals and clinics to stay open.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Politics
Affordable Care Act repeal would harm Mainers, according to think tank
The Maine Center for Economic Policy says scrapping the law without a suitable replacement would result in 95,000 fewer Mainers having health insurance in 2019.
Posted inBusiness, News
Interactive maps: ACA enrollment is highest in areas where Mainers work for themselves
Towns with higher self-employment rates – such as coastal fishing communities – tend to have greater rates of enrollment in the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplaces.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine fishermen hooked on Obamacare, but now benefits are threatened
Enrollment levels are high in Maine communities where lobstermen tend to live, and many have coverage for the first time.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
InterMed won’t take new patients insured by Community Health Options
The Portland-based health care provider cites the insurer’s ‘financial struggles’ and concerns that the co-op won’t be able to pay claims.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Just repealing ACA would strip 18 million of insurance, report says
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says that number could grow to 32 million if a replacement isn’t ready.