health care reform
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PublishedAugust 21, 2022
Hidden charges, denied claims: Medical bills leave patients confused, frustrated, helpless
'Facility fees' – charges assessed simply for having a procedure done in a hospital – are increasingly contributing to surprisingly large bills.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2022
Our View: Obamacare at 12 – still a very big deal
The Affordable Care Act has delivered on most of its promises, but there is still a lot that's undone.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2021
Few Maine hospitals comply with federal price disclosure law
Most hospitals have yet to publish information that shows charges negotiated with insurance companies or what an uninsured patient would pay for a service.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2021
Maine Democrats’ bills aim to hold down prescription drug prices, health care costs
Their 5 bills include proposals to reduce price gouging by pharmaceutical companies and help consumers who have trouble paying for insulin.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2021
The Maine Millennial: Health care screening results pose tough questions
A cancer test delivers good news – but what about the people who can’t afford the screening?
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PublishedOctober 3, 2020
Super-PAC ad takes aim at Gideon’s health-care policies
The ad by American Crossroads relies heavily on studies funded by the insurance industry to critique Gideon's support for a public option for Medicare.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2020
Fewer Americans had health insurance in 2019 than in 2018, report shows
Nearly 30 million people in the country lacked coverage at some point in 2019, 1 million more than the previous year.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2020
Brunswick Council backs call for universal health care for all Mainers
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PublishedJuly 24, 2020
Forum: Patients need to see health care prices to shop for better value
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2020
Maine Voices: Growing number of doctors coming out in favor of universal care
The nation's second-largest physicians group backs single-payer or a public option, and the AMA has quit an anti-reform coalition.