All posts tagged "health insurance"
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Congress should seek a real solution to surprise medical billing
Like many average Americans, health care and its costs are a significant issue....
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The individual mandate is unconstitutional. What’s next?
On December 18, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit...
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As 2020 approaches, threat of Health Insurance Tax looms
With the fourth quarter underway, small-business owners in Maine and across the country...
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Medicaid expansion must be funded responsibly
When I took office, MaineCare was running biennial budget deficits of more than...
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Could Maine’s PL 90 become the blueprint for new federal health care reform?
A federal judge’s ruling that the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA) — Medicaid...
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Maine will be restarting our program to lower your health insurance costs
My administration passed a bill to lower health care costs in 2011, but...
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Proponents of Medicaid expansion find themselves in a rhetorical conundrum
Medicaid: Is it welfare or insurance? Those who have actually read the legal...
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Consumers and Co-Ops Continue to Struggle Under the ACA
Years after its implementation, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or ObamaCare, continues to...
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Thousands of Mainers Could See Premium Increases over 40%
Community Health Options (CHO), a Lewiston-based insurance provider, has asked the Maine Bureau...
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MHPC Reveals Most Expensive Hospitals in Maine
Today in Augusta, the Maine Heritage Policy Center (MHPC) unveiled the latest research...
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Patients, Customers and Taxpayers Should Be Worried
Community Health Options (CHO) has decided to increase prices for patients and customers...
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Medicaid Expansion Bill Before HHS Committee Today
Following the scheduled public hearings and work sessions today, the Health and Human...
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14 Solutions to Our Broken Health Care System
As I travel through our Second Congressional District, some of the most frequent...
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GOP health care reform reins in insurance rates
AUGUSTA – New numbers from the Maine Bureau of Insurance show that the...
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Washington, DC to see rally to “exempt” America from Obamacare
On September 10th, the West Lawn of the Capitol building will witness a...
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Frary: Obamacare in Maine
“RE: Changes to the 2014 Verso Health Benefits Program,” a memo sent to...
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Feds release first round of Maine's Obamacare "navigators"
Two non-profit groups will receive federal grants totaling more than $500,000 under the...
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Dumb Bill of the Week: "An Act to Protect School Administrative Units and Taxpayers"
Republican State Senators are co-sponsoring a Democratic proposal to restore the Maine Education...
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Maine Democrats Assail MGARA Amid Obamacare Chaos
AUGUSTA – As President Barack Obama’s sweeping health care overhaul causes regulatory chaos...
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Maine Democrats Craft Health Insurance Rollback
AUGUSTA – Maine Democrats’ major campaign promise last year was the repeal of...
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5 Medicaid Expansion Myths Debunked
Myth #1: The Medicaid Expansion is largely funded by free federal money...
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Federal Reserve: Health Care Rules Hurting Business
WASHINGTON, DC – Uncertainty and increased insurance costs caused by President Barack Obama’s...
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Democrats Push Changes to GOP Health Care Insurance Reform
By S.E. Robinson Less than two years into its implementation, the Republican-led health...
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New Numbers Show GOP Health Insurance Reform Paying Off
Fourth quarter 2012 numbers are out; rate payers win big AUGUSTA – Health...
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States opt out of Obamacare's Insurance Exchanges to avoid exorbitant costs, complicated regulations
By Sally C. Pipes Pacific Research Institute The next act in the Obamacare...
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Maine is finally turning a fiscal corner
By Bruce Poliquin Maine State Treasurer Ten short years ago little was discussed...
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Transparency in school union’s health insurance translates into savings for taxpayers
By Bruce Poliquin Maine State Treasurer Because of a new law passed by...
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School union loses stranglehold on health insurance
Court upholds law to break school union’s “virtual monopoly” on health insurance The...
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Governor LePage hails move to dismiss MEA health insurance lawsuit
AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage applauds the end the lawsuit filed by the...
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Individual health insurance rates set to drop by up to 60% as a result of Maine health care reform
There is encouraging news for Mainers coming out of the health care industry....
