health insurance
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PublishedJuly 14, 2019
Maine ACA insurers seek modest rate increases
The three providers of individual insurance request average hikes from 1 percent to 8 percent.
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PublishedJune 23, 2019
Maine Voices: Mainers still can’t afford needed medications
Efforts to create a statewide network of prescription assistance programs have stalled because of a lack of buy-in by doctors and hospital executives.
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PublishedJune 11, 2019
Maine Senate passes bipartisan prescription drug reform bills
One bill would allow Maine to negotiate to purchase drugs from Canada, while others would increase drug pricing transparency.
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PublishedMay 21, 2019
Commentary: Maine hospitals can’t set prices for two-thirds of patients
The government determines the fees for those who are on Medicaid or Medicare or are uninsured.
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PublishedMay 14, 2019
Our View: The shifting behind Maine health care costs
Hospitals charge private insurance three times more for the same services paid by Medicare.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2019
Another View: Give free market a chance to ease health care expenses
A columnist calling for universal health care overlooks the history of insurance policy in Maine.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2019
Patients ask Legislature to restrict insurers’ control over medications
But an insurance industry representative argues that a bill to regulate 'step therapy' would favor 'costlier, but no more therapeutically effective, brand name drugs.'
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PublishedMarch 14, 2019
Our View: Maine Legislature is rightly taking on drug costs
Manufacturers are charging top prices to consumers, who have no choice but to pay.
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PublishedMarch 11, 2019
Maine Voices: We’ve tried everything else – it’s time for universal health care
Even Maine people with insurance can't afford to access care, and hospitals are going broke.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2019
The Maine Millennial: There’s a better way to do health care
For-profit health insurance and pharmaceutical companies don't deliver for everyone.
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