Letting the states decide how to insure residents might lead to a cobweb of unwieldy regulations.
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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.
Our View: Child well-being in Maine headed in wrong direction
Candidates for office should be prepared to say what they would do to turn this trend around.
Our View: Forced part-time work a growing economic reality
As the percentage of Mainers in retail and other service jobs increases, state programs should adapt.
Another View: India Street clinic should be part of neighborhood’s fabric
A center that offers anonymous testing and needle exchange is not out of step with economic growth in Portland.
Aetna to offer individual plans in Maine’s ACA marketplace
Aetna will join Community Health Options, Harvard Pilgrim and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield in offering individual plans in the new year.
Blue Cross finds Affordable Care Act enrollees to be sicker
Enrollees in those individual ACA plans in 2014 and 2015 had higher rates of diabetes, depression and heart disease, according to BCBS.