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Health care

Published
June 26, 2017

Sen. Collins says she’ll vote against motion to advance Senate health bill

The opposition by Maine's Republican senator casts more doubt on the likelhood that the bill will make it through the closely divided Senate this week before the July Fourth recess.
Published
June 26, 2017

Sen. Collins rejects Republican health care bill as report says 22 million more would be uninsured

Maine's senior senator joins 3 other Republicans who say they will vote against starting debate Tuesday on the bill in its current form.
Published
June 26, 2017

Anthem predicts thousands will drop ACA coverage in Maine

The insurer expects nearly 11 percent of the 80,000 people who are insured on the ACA market will leave, forcing insurers to raise rates.
Published
June 23, 2017

Intense campaign planned to pressure Republican Senate health bill holdouts

President Trump is trying to build consensus, and a conservative group will pressure Nevada's Dean Heller, the latest skeptic of the health care alternative.
Published
June 23, 2017

Protesters in Augusta call on Sen. Collins to reject Senate health bill

Demonstrators from Mainers for Accountable Leadership say they are concerned for themselves and their families should the Republican health care bills pass.

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Published
June 23, 2017

Doctors’ house calls could make comeback

The trend for on-demand service in the age of Uber may revive the practice.
Published
June 22, 2017

FDA approves new drug for blood cancers

It's injected in about six minutes, shortening clinic visits.
Published
June 22, 2017

Senate Republicans’ health care bill includes major Medicaid cuts

The replacement for the Affordable Care Act could have a severe impact in Maine, where Medicaid insures nearly 20 percent of the population.
Published
June 22, 2017

Senate Republicans’ health care plan draws immediate opposition

The measure could come to a vote as soon as next week, but critics set the stage for negotiations before that happens.
Published
June 21, 2017

ACA insurance markets holding up – barely – for 2018

Insurers are retreating from some markets or charging a lot more to stay in others.