Health insurance
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PublishedAugust 10, 2023
Commentary: Health insurers can’t avoid covering weight-loss drugs forever
Evidence is mounting that drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy not only help patients lose weight but also help prevent heart attacks and strokes.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2023
Letter to the editor: Martin’s Point case shows need for Medicare for all
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PublishedJuly 7, 2023
Biden takes aim at ‘junk’ insurance, vowing to save money for consumers being played as ‘suckers’
The new proposed rules aims to close loopholes that allow insurers to offer products that can discriminate based on pre-existing conditions and market to consumers policies that provide little or no coverage.
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PublishedMay 30, 2023
Health insurer hack means questions but still few answers for Mainers
A cyberattack discovered in April could affect 79,000 state residents with Harvard Pilgrim Health Care coverage. But there's little information about the information at risk.
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PublishedMay 24, 2023
Mainers’ data may be compromised in ransomware attack on health insurer
Point32Health said in a statement that a 'cybersecurity ransomware incident' affecting its Harvard Pilgrim Health Care program was detected April 17.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2023
Maine’s ACA enrollment declines slightly, but more people have health coverage
The percentage of Mainers without health insurance dropped from 8% in 2019 to 5.7% in 2021, the latest year data was available.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2022
Communities of color record big gains in health insurance coverage
The increase is tied to improved affordability and outreach efforts to get people enrolled in the United States.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2022
Transgender student at University of Maine System alleges discrimination
The student has filed a complaint with the state after gender-affirming surgery was denied coverage under a UMS student health insurance policy.
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2022
More Mainers have health insurance, census finds
The uninsured rate declined from 8% to 5.7% from 2019-21 after Maine expanded Medicaid, and is now about half what it was a decade ago.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2022
Maine Voices: How to remove obstacles on our path to universal health care
Final approval or rejection of a state-based universal health care plan could be left to voters, rather than politicians.
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