Insurance coverage for health care should be based on a system that is separate but equal and, most importantly, affordable. By that, I mean creating pools of participation at a level that would be acceptable for the everyday citizen of this great country. Employer-based plans cover the majority of working Americans. Self-employed people should also […]
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Peru board reviews contract with Friends of Peru Elementary School
PERU — The Board of Selectmen voted 3-1 Monday evening to continue to study the town’s contract with the Friends of Peru Elementary School and to re-evaluate it when it expires next year. The vote came after selectmen and the Friends of Peru Elementary School Committee met to discuss who should pay for insurance on […]
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H. Brooks: Patient-focused care
Medical decisions should be made between a patient and their doctor. Currently, some patients need to gain approval from their insurance companies for certain procedures. One such example was brought to light recently at the Legislature. A woman who was diagnosed with breast cancer was pre-approved for a 23-hour hospital stay for a double mastectomy. […]
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MMA downgrades insurance coverage on Liv. Falls Fire Station
LIVERMORE FALLS — Town Manager Kristal Flagg said she told selectmen Tuesday night that the Maine Municipal Association has reduced the insurance coverage on the Fire Station, increased the deductible and removed collapse coverage. The MMA saw a story in the Sun Journal in December outlining the deteriorating structural condition of the station that was […]
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J. Wenzel: What kind of hobby is that?
I had fun guessing what behemoth building was being erected next to Petco in Auburn. Few knew what was going up. David and Barbara Green are the owners of Hobby Lobby, a family run, privately-owned, highly profitable business ($3.3 billion in 2013) boasting 572 stores across the U.S. Their success does not stop there; in […]
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R. Fochtmann: Health care is never free
How is it possible that so many ignorant people have gravitated to the Republican Party? On April 11, the Maine Senate failed to override the governor’s veto of a bipartisan bill to expand Medicaid coverage for 70,000 low-income Mainers. Only Republicans lined up to give ill-informed reasons why that’s a good idea. Gov. LePage said […]