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Health care

Published
March 17, 2015

Exercise found to help treat breast cancer

Once breast cancer gains a foothold, regular aerobic exercise makes a tumor more vulnerable to the effects of chemotherapy.
Published
March 16, 2015

New cholesterol drugs may lower heart attack risk

The federal government will decide this summer whether to allow two of the drugs on the market.
Published
March 6, 2015

Many resist LePage administration’s bid to drop methadone as MaineCare benefit

Medical professionals and recovering addicts show up in Augusta to oppose the replacement plan.
Published
March 5, 2015

World Health Organization: Skip the sugar, lose weight

In new guidelines, the Western world is encouraged to slash its sugar intake by two-thirds.
Published
March 4, 2015

Knox County dentist pays nearly $500,000 to settle MaineCare claims

The dentist, Daniel Schecter, billed MaineCare for performing unnecessary patient services and for excessive pain medicine prescriptions, according to a lawsuit against him.

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Published
March 4, 2015

Six key facts about the health care law case

The Supreme Court justices are hearing arguments today over the financial assistance available to help people purchase health insurance.
Published
March 4, 2015

Oral arguments on Affordable Care Act provide few clues to Supreme Court ruling

Justices Kennedy and Roberts are likely the crucial votes in a case that could end health insurance subsidies in 34 states.
Published
March 4, 2015

Health care advocates anxious, LePage administration silent as Supreme Court hears challenge to ACA

Oral arguments will lead to a ruling that could halt health insurance subsidies in 34 states, including Maine, and force thousands to drop coverage.
Published
March 1, 2015

Ambiguity has Obamacare in the balance

Four words in a 906-page law could affect whether millions can be covered under the Affordable Care Act.
Published
March 1, 2015

High court prepares to hear landmark ACA challenge

Here are some of the issues behind the challenge to the Affordable Care Act: • What’s the lawsuit all about? The ACA created health insurance marketplaces where people can shop for individual and family coverage. The law directs the federal government to set up exchanges in states that didn’t build their own, which was the […]