Health care
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2020
Maine needs more services for opioid treatment, state drug official says
Gordon Smith, the state's director of opioid response, tells lawmakers that access to medication-assisted treatment has improved but Maine needs more long-term recovery services such as housing, counseling and coaching.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2020
Medicaid expansion may have saved thousands from drug overdose deaths
Researchers concluded that additional access to drug-abuse treatment was linked to a 6% lower overdose rate for states that allowed more people to enroll in Medicaid.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2020
Democrats submit bill to cut cost of primary and behavioral health care
Under the proposal by Gov. Janet Mills and top Democratic lawmakers, first visits would be free to Mainers with individual or small group Affordable Care Act coverage.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2020
Exemptions limit benefit of Maine’s new hearing aid law
People whose employers self-insure and those who get their health care coverage through Medicare won't benefit from the law mandating coverage for hearing aids.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2020
New Maine law requires private insurers to cover cost of hearing aids
The law taking effect New Year's Day, requiring private health insurance companies and the state's Medicaid program to cover hearing aids, could benefit the estimated 173,000 Mainers who have hearing impairment.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2019
America still waiting for Trump’s promised replacement for Obamacare
Meanwhile, skirmishes among 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls are largely driving the health care debate.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2019
Maine will consider bill to cap insulin costs for diabetes patients
Many families are shelling out several thousand dollars per year, even though they have health care coverage.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2019
ACA signups down, but Maine’s uninsured rate should fall with Medicaid expansion
From Nov. 1 through Dec. 17, a total of 62,213 Mainers signed up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act – down about 13% from a year ago.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2019
Part of Affordable Care Act invalid, court rules, with more review needed
The federal appeals court in New Orleans decides that the law's ‘individual mandate’ is invalid, but the ruling will not immediately affect 'Obamacare.'
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PublishedDecember 18, 2019
Plan to import cheaper Canadian drugs advances under Trump
The administration unveils a proposed regulation that would allow states to import many brand name drugs from Canada, with federal oversight.
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