Two of Maine’s three Affordable Care Act marketplace insurance providers will lower their average rates for individual plans, while the other will increase its average rates by less than 1 percent.
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Anthem predicts thousands will leave health care market
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – A major health insurance provider in Maine is predicting enrollment in the state’s Affordable Care Act insurance market will drop. The Portland Press Herald reports Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield foresees an 11 percent drop in Maine’s ACA marketplace. Anthem attributes the potential decrease to President Donald Trump’s health care […]
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State compares health insurance for small groups
Small businesses can now see how much health insurance might cost them through the upcoming Affordable Care Act health insurance exchange. The Maine Bureau of Insurance on Friday released its comparison of small group rates proposed for the exchange, or marketplace. “Small group” is defined as 50 or fewer people. For smokers, Maine Community Health […]
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Lewiston Mayor Macdonald opposes Anthem plan
LEWISTON— Mayor Robert Macdonald on Monday came out against a plan by Anthem insurance that could take Central Maine Medical Center and more than 300 affiliated physicians off of Anthem’s approved provider list for most individuals. In a news release issued through City Hall, Macdonald urged residents to attend public hearings on the change and […]
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State compares individual health insurance plans for exchange
Let the shopping around begin. The state has released numbers that, for the first time, allow Mainers to compare individual insurance plans proposed for the upcoming Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchange, or marketplace. In some cases, similar plans had almost identical price tags. In others, the difference was hundreds of dollars a month. A […]