Although there are only two providers, consumers will choose from a wide array of health care plans.
Joe Lawlor
Staff Writer
Joe Lawlor writes about health and human services for the Press Herald. A 24-year newspaper veteran, Lawlor has worked in Ohio, Michigan and Virginia before relocating to Maine in 2013 to join the Press Herald. He is still considered “from away” but since then, he has learned what a “dooryard” is, eaten “whoopie pies” drank Moxie and boiled some “lobstahs.” The stories he enjoys most are when he learns something and meeting inspiring people.
He lives in South Portland - aka “SoPo” - with his wife, Melanie, and two school-age children.
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Options open for those on Maine’s health care exchange
Under Maine’s new health care exchange, policy holders would have to spend $5,000 out-of-pocket before one of the two insurance carriers would start paying the costs.
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Maine exchange insurance rates due, but with snag
The coverage plans for individuals are so different from existing ones in Maine that comparing the costs of new and old may be impossible.
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Maine seeing surge of scary drug called Spice
Poison center calls about the synthetic form of marijuana have eclipsed those for cocaine, ecstasy and amphetamines, despite being nearly unheard of in Maine before 2010.
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Mercy substance abuse program helps ‘Mommy be a better mommy’
The treatment program is designed to let the women’s children live with them.
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MMC Maine’s best hospital
Portland’s Maine Medical Center was ranked the state’s best in U.S. News and World Report’s annual rankings of hospitals, released Tuesday. EMMC in Bangor and MaineGeneral were ranked two and three.
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Maine health sites awarded $1.4 million for Obamacare
The grant funding is targeted at signing people up for insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
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Health act delay a relief to Maine industries
Until the 2015 start of the ’employer mandate,’ Maine workers can buy insurance through health exchanges.
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Maine hoping against whooping cough repeat
Last year’s surge began in midsummer, and the severe outbreak totaled 737 cases.
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Maine Medical Center will offer buyouts to about 400
‘Financial challenges’ prompted the largest hospital in Maine to look for ways to reduce all of its expenses.