RUMFORD — Four young men from four European countries are this year’s foreign exchange students at Mountain Valley High School. All want to learn more about American culture as well as improve their already very good English. Eduardo Esteban is a junior from Spain; Gustav Gavenas is a senior from Sweden; Felix Proerm is a […]
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When health insurance goes wrong . . . and what you can do about it
But “multi-state” has nothing to do with coverage. It’s a federal designation for plans approved to be sold in several states. “To say it could confuse consumers, I think, is an understatement,” Cioppa said. “Because the ‘multi-state’ plan we have in Maine is Anthem’s narrow-network plan and it does not provide coverage out of state.” […]
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Federal Obamacare official does little to quell state health care panel’s concerns
AUGUSTA — A committee designed to advise state government on the roll-out of the federal Affordable Care Act met for the second time on Monday but ended up generating far more questions than answers. One of the questions everyone on the Health Exchange Advisory Committee had is how many Mainers have signed up for health […]
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Health groups, navigators preparing to help Mainers buy health coverage on the exchange
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine agencies and community health centers are busily training workers, prepping outreach programs and finalizing advertising campaigns to reach consumers and sign them up for coverage on the exchange under the federal health care overhaul. The exchange, or marketplace, that opens for enrollment Tuesday is a key part of President Barack Obama’s […]
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Maine health exchange committee to begin work
AUGUSTA — A special committee that will be overseeing Maine’s health care exchange under the federal health care overhaul is meeting for the first time this week. The Maine Health Exchange Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet on Monday at the State House. It includes lawmakers, insurance company representatives and consumer advocates. The group was […]
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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 […]