Lower-income Mainers will have a harder time finding zero-premium plans in 2019, but some who were paying high premiums will see their costs go down.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Trump could be the most honest president in modern history
Granted, he lies all the time. But he has kept many of the promises he made during the 2016 campaign.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Republicans lack votes – and appetite – to end Obamacare
John McCain’s successor says he would vote to repeal, but a vote is unlikely to be called.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: If Kavanaugh is confirmed, we face health care fallout for generations
We keep hoping that Maine Sen. Susan Collins will turn, but we know who’s driving this wreck.
Posted inBusiness, Health, News
Modest premium increases expected in 2019 as ‘Obamacare’ stabilizes
For next year, premiums in the health insurance marketplaces are expected either to drop or increase by less than 10 percent in 41 states with about 9 million customers.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Trump administration makes another move to undermine Obamacare
It’s ending payments that help certain health insurers avoid losses, which is expected to raise premiums for individuals and small businesses and cost taxpayers.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Republican tax bill hurts medical care
The vote by Sen. Collins and Rep. Poliquin set the stage to strip all of us of our insurance coverage for pre-existing health conditions.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Nation & World
Trump’s former health secretary says Republican tax law will raise insurance premiums
Tom Price said the new tax law repealed the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate, and would drive insurance costs higher.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Sen. Collins: Health insurance rate increases were avoidable
For example, eliminating the individual mandate should not have been linked to the tax cut plan without more ACA fixes.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Editorial overstates benefits of Affordable Care Act
It seems that primary care should prevent amputations for people with diabetes, but science doesn’t back it up.