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Affordable Care Act

Published
October 10, 2016

Health insurance costs are surging in Maine

The combination of the Affordable Care Act and Maine’s older population will push coverage rates to unprecedented highs.
Published
October 7, 2016

Charles Krauthammer: In normal election year, Obama’s legacy would be siphoning off support for his party

Obamacare and the president's 'smart power' approach to foreign policy have both been failures.
Published
August 31, 2016

Community Health Options continues to recover from $31 million loss in 2015

The Lewiston-based insurance cooperative lost $3.3 million in the second quarter, down from an $8.4 million deficit in the first quarter.
Published
August 18, 2016

Maine Bureau of Insurance approves double-digit ACA rate increases

The hikes by three insurers won't affect most Mainers, who are eligible for federal subsidies that offset increases.
Published
August 18, 2016

Commentary: Aetna’s exit from health exchanges signals bigger issues

Losses in smaller markets create instability as the  looming mergers of big insurers also play out.

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Published
August 16, 2016

Aetna backs out of plan to enter Maine health insurance marketplace

The company's move reflects the difficulty of accurately predicting costs in a program that is just entering its fourth year.
Published
August 10, 2016

Health insurance co-op sues federal government, says it’s owed $22.9 million

Community Health Options says a program to cover higher-than-expected costs under the Affordable Care Act hasn't helped offset losses incurred in 2015.
Published
July 21, 2016

U.S. sues to block two mergers of large health insurance companies

Consumers and competition would suffer if Anthem takes over Cigna and Aetna absorbs Humana, antitrust regulators say.
Published
July 7, 2016

Community Health Options takes bigger loss than expected in May

But the nonprofit health cooperative is still on track to stabilize its finances, the Maine Bureau of Insurance says.
Published
June 30, 2016

Young Mainers show most dislike for Affordable Care Act in new poll

The poll also reveals that residents are evenly divided in their opinions of the health care law, but more are in favor than the national average.