Why Trump’s executive order on health coverage may worsen the industry’s...
To be sure, the Affordable Care Act has problems. But there is a reason why the Affordable Care Act was designed this way.
View ArticleMedicaid to cover sex reassignment surgeries in NH
The state health department says the change is necessary to comply with the Affordable Care Act, which prohibits gender discrimination.
View ArticleObamacare subsidy fix would cut US deficit by $3.8 billion, CBO finds
Legislation introduced last week by Sens. Lamar Alexander and Sen. Patty Murray would restore for two years subsidies to private insurers to help lower-income people buy insurance.
View ArticleAnthem expects individual health plan membership to fall 70 percent in 2018
Anthem’s projections provide a further sign of how uncertainty is shaking companies’ confidence in the marketplace.
View ArticleACA insurance exchanges open for fifth year after GOP fail to kill them off
As of 7 a.m. Eastern time, HealthCare.gov, the federal website on which ACA marketplaces in 39 states rely, went from previewing insurance options to saying, “2018 Open Enrollment is here.”
View ArticleObamacare’s rising premiums will hurt the middle class the most
“You’re going to have a lot of rate shock.”
View ArticleDespite political uncertainty, Mainers urged to shop Obamacare plans as...
Despite the current political climate, the insurance marketplace and its subsidies remain the law of the land.
View ArticleACA sign-ups spike at open enrollment’s start
More than 200,000 Americans chose a plan on Nov. 1, the day open enrollment began, according to one administration official.
View Article‘Obamacare’ sign-ups top 600,000 in first week
Enrollment numbers are being closely watched this year because of the Trump administration's open disdain for the program.
View ArticleMaine seeks Obamacare enrollment extension after historic wind storm
More than 100,000 Central Maine Power and Emera Maine customers were still without power when the enrollment period opened on Nov. 1.
View ArticleObamacare’s individual mandate now target of Republican tax bill
The move is upending the debate over the tax measure just as it was inching closer to passage following months of fine-tuning and compromise.
View ArticleSusan Collins: Tucking Obamacare repeal into tax bill would hurt middle class
Collins says she has other concerns with the tax bill. But so far, she’s not saying if any or all of them will prompt her to vote against it.
View ArticleObamacare mandate repeal would remake market for consumers
Millions are expected to forgo coverage if Congress repeals the unpopular requirement that Americans get health insurance, gambling that they won't get sick and boosting premiums for others.
View ArticleWhy we need the individual mandate (and why repealing it would be a disaster...
Repealing it now would be a big mistake and a disaster for the country.
View ArticleMaine needs Susan Collins to fight Senate’s attempt to sabotage Obamacare —...
I implore Collins to share our rejection of Republican attempts to sell out low-income seniors, middle-class families and people with disabilities.
View ArticleWhy so many Mainers are paying the ACA penalty for lacking health insurance
Maine has one of the highest rates of health insurance in the nation, with only about 7 percent of the population lacking coverage. But at the same time, many Mainers have paid the federal tax penalty...
View ArticleWhat repealing Obamacare mandate would mean for Maine
In Maine, an estimated 50,000 people could lose health coverage by 2025. That’s because insurance rates would rise if, as expected, many healthy young people exercised their option to go without...
View ArticleSenate’s massive tax bill would have potent ripple effects for health care...
The Republican tax overhaul that squeaked through the Senate early Saturday morning would reach deep into the nation’s health care system.
View ArticleGOP differences in tax plan unlikely to hobble December finish
With meaty differences separating the bills that passed the House and Senate, the pressure is piled on leaders to hash out a blended approach as quickly as possible.
View ArticleDon’t forget to sign up for Obamacare. The deadline is Dec. 15.
If you haven’t already, it’s time to sign up for health insurance for 2018.
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