Many aspects of the plan, including typical premiums and deductibles, remain unclear.
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Maine’s rural hospitals fear crisis if Obamacare is repealed without comparable replacement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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Hundreds rally in Portland to support Affordable Care Act
A group of Maine Democrats hosted the gathering on the steps of Portland City Hall, and about 600 people attended.
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Commentary: Trump and Congress must act quickly to stabilize insurance markets
The new administration needs administrative fixes and legislation to drive down the cost of coverage.
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House joins Senate in pushing through initial step to void ‘Obamacare’
Now comes the real work as Republicans try to agree on when and with what to replace the Affordable Care Act, which insures tens of millions of Americans.