Health insurer Anthem says it’s leaving Maine’s health insurance exchange next year because of market volatility and uncertainty. The move announced Wednesday means Maine is down to two insurers offering plans on the exchange set up by former President Barack Obama’s health care law. Anthem hinted its possible departure in June filings. Company spokesman Colin […]
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Anthem data breach exposed info for 531,000 Maine residents
Anthem says it has notified 531,000 Maine residents that they were impacted by a massive data breach this year. A spokesman for the company says it learned about the nationwide breach Jan 29 and disclosed Feb. 4. Anthem has been sending letters to current and former Anthem members dating back to 2004. Hackers stole names, […]
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Anthem data breach: Brunswick man files $5 million class action suit
PORTLAND — A Brunswick man on Thursday filed a $5 million class action suit against Anthem Health Plans of Maine, charging that the company failed to adequately protect the personal information of its clients prior to the data breach reported in February. In a complaint filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Portland, attorney Benjamin […]
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Maine health exchange plans consider raising some premiums
Learn About Tableau The two insurers selling plans to Maine consumers under the Affordable Care Act want to raise rates in 2015, but well below the double-digit average hikes cropping up in some other states. The proposed rates offer a tentative first look at how much insurers seek to charge during the second year of Healthcare.gov, […]
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Head of Anthem in Maine talks about health care rollout, but mum on enrollments
BANGOR — The head of Maine health insurance giant Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine said that in spite of the beleaguered launch of the the online marketplace under the Affordable Care Act, the exchange will continue to stabilize, as will prices. Daniel Corcoran, president and general manager of Anthem, delivered the keynote address […]
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Lewiston company draws majority of Mainers signing up on federal health insurance website
LEWISTON — Almost three-quarters of Mainers signing up for insurance on the federal Health Insurance Marketplace are doing so with a Lewiston-based company, Maine Community Health Options. Between Oct. 1 and Nov. 30, the HealthCare.gov website hosted 1,747 Mainers who signed up for plans, according to figures released by the U.S. Department of Health and […]
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Anthem mulling whether to appeal insurance bureau ruling
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield had not yet decided Tuesday whether it would appeal a Maine Bureau of Insurance ruling that prevents the health insurance company from moving thousands of policyholders into a so-called “narrow network” plan, limiting which doctors and hospitals they can use. “While we continue to believe that our proposal to […]
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Maine marketplace rates exceed national average
AUGUSTA (AP) — The costs of plans being offered on Maine’s health insurance marketplace are among the highest in the country on average before tax credits for lower-income individuals and out-of-pocket costs are factored in, according to a federal report released Wednesday. Maine residents will pay an average of $403 a month for a mid-range […]
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Anthem plan draws praise, criticism
AUGUSTA — Central Maine Healthcare employees, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield leaders and others spent hours Monday trying to sway the head of the Maine Bureau of Insurance. Anthem’s plan to move thousands of individual policyholders into a plan that strictly limits their doctors and hospitals is horrible — or great — depending on […]
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Anthem defends proposed insurance changes
AUGUSTA — Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield defended its proposal Monday to transfer about 9,000 Maine residents from their current coverage plans to plans that exclude several hospitals, a move that has been criticized as limiting people’s ability to choose their doctors. Anthem officials told Maine insurance regulators — who will now decide whether […]