Some deductibles would be high, but subsidies would reduce costs for Mainers with lower incomes.
Joe Lawlor
Staff Writer
Joe Lawlor writes about health and human services for the Press Herald. A 24-year newspaper veteran, Lawlor has worked in Ohio, Michigan and Virginia before relocating to Maine in 2013 to join the Press Herald. He is still considered “from away” but since then, he has learned what a “dooryard” is, eaten “whoopie pies” drank Moxie and boiled some “lobstahs.” The stories he enjoys most are when he learns something and meeting inspiring people.
He lives in South Portland - aka “SoPo” - with his wife, Melanie, and two school-age children.
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Health insurance rates call for higher bills in rural Maine regions
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For Mainers, data scarce as health law approaches
Limited money for education has some worried that enrollment will suffer.
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Maine Med nurses trying to form union
Meetings have been held, but no vote has been scheduled. The hospital describes the effort as unnecessary.
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Maine insurer wants its rates kept private
Maine Community Health Options says releasing the data now might give its insurance exchange rival an unfair edge.
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Maine Med buyout terms detailed
About 400 workers must decide soon on offers for severance pay and health insurance options.
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Maine Medical Center best state hospital – again
But some question the motives and methodology behind U.S. News and World Report’s work.
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Transgender clients at Portland women’s shelter draw complaints
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