Updates matching "Maine"

Struggling for health care I was saddened after reading an article in the April 21 printing of The Maine Campus about a 21-year-old University of Maine student who is struggling to purchase health care coverage. She is a full-time student who works part time, but doesn’t earn enough to qualify

I am a volunteer with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network here in Maine. We support evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. We support increasing access to health care through MaineCare to cover more hardworking, low-income Mainers using federal funds that have been already set aside for Maine.

Resource Highlights With so much attention on the ACA this month, we’re adding a new feature to ACA Update that will serve as a quick reference for resources that help educate people with cancer and their families about the law’s patient protections. This

Federal Update House to Vote on 40-Hour Work Week Bill Speaker John Boehner announced this week that the House of Representatives will soon vote on the Save the American Workers (SAW) Act, H.R. 2575, which would alter the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) definition of "full-time employee." The law

Findings Provide Further Evidence that Maine Should Move Quickly to Increase Access to Health Coverage for Most Vulnerable Residents Augusta, Maine – March 3, 2014 – A new American Cancer Society study shows that uninsured adolescents and young adults are up to twice as likely as those with health

Federal Update The mandatory federal budget cuts known as sequestration began in earnest last Friday night when the President issued a sequestration order as required under the Budget Control Act, resulting in a 5.1 percent cut to defense and non-defense discretionary spending, which includes funding for key cancer research,

Federal Update The mandatory federal budget cuts known as sequestration began in earnest last Friday night when the President issued a sequestration order as required under the Budget Control Act, resulting in a 5.1 percent cut to defense and non-defense discretionary spending, which includes funding for key cancer research,

State Update Minnesota Creates Exchange Capping a legislative journey that included 19 committee hearings and four floor debates, the Minnesota legislature on Monday passed legislation creating a state health insurance exchange, or marketplace. Governor Mark Dayton signed the bill at a ceremony Wednesday morning. The law authorizes the

Policy Update CMS Sends FMAP Guidance to States The Centers on Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) sent a letter February 1 to state Medicaid directors providing guidance on the 1 percent increase in the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for coverage of preventive services with no