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What Mainers need to know as the state opens up its own health

What Mainers need to know as the state opens up its own health insurance marketplace. The Mills administration has announced Maine will become the 16th state to run a state marketplace under the Affordable Care Act. Consumers can enroll in coverage through the CoverME.gov website starting Nov. 1, through Jan. 15.

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Enrollment in Maine's insurance marketplace begins next month.

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More than 65,000 sign up for health insurance through Maine's …

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Free clinics in Maine are seeing an increasingly high demand for care

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Feds to release $129 million for Maine hospitals and

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Maine is the 13th healthiest state for seniors in the nation, new

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Planning to watch the total solar eclipse

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Crisis receiving center in Portland helps to fill gaps in Maine's

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Maine Med will stay in Anthem's insurance network after reaching …

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Pair of Maine bills aimed at limiting medical debt

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Maine inches closer to mandating nurse-to-patient ratio limits

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Maine’s hospital systems are working to recover from a tough …

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Maine nonprofit will receive $9 million donation from MacKenzie …

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Patients who need psychiatric care wait days in Maine

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A new health insurer in Maine hopes its unique approach will …

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Here's how Maine is trying to tackle health disparities highlighted …

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Maine's COVID-19 State Of Emergency Ends, CDC Holds Final …

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Maine's Roadmap to End Hunger considers "Food as Medicine" …

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Cases of Lyme, other tick-borne disease surge again in Maine

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Lawsuit Challenges Maine’s Secret Court Decisions In Medical

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Hospice Care – The Basics and the Myths Maine Public

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Portland motel housing asylum seekers loses lodging license, faces

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