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Zero assurance with health insurance | Letter
12+ hour, 53+ min ago (300+ words) Thank you for publishing the Aug. 9 op-ed by Dr. Jeffrey Barkin (“Time to free doctors from prior authorization”). The insurance maze is morally wrong. The time and energy insurance personnel spend trying not to pay claims for medical needs is…...
A common-sense fix for Medicare’s three-day rule | Opinion
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (154+ words) Angela Cole Westhoff is president and CEO of the Maine Health Care Association. But today, that system is being undermined by a loophole that results in patients and families having to choose between paying out of pocket for needed medical…...
Medicare Advantage funding needs protecting | Letter
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (314+ words) As my husband and I age, taking care of our medical needs (i.e., juggling our health expenses, doctor’s appointments, etc.) has become a daunting task. The Medicare Advantage program has been so instrumental in ensuring that we remain healthy. Medicare Advantage…...
Medicare Advantage helps Maine’s seniors | Letter
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (11+ words) I thank Sen. Susan Collins for protecting and strengthening Medicare Advantage....
InterMed will no longer accept Martin’s Point Medicare Advantage insurance, starting in 2027
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (109+ words) About 4,500 InterMed patients will be affected, according to the healthcare provider....
An important alert for Medicare recipients | Letter
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (246+ words) Maine residents should be paying attention to a little-known Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) initiative that could quietly change how traditional Medicare works. On Jan. 1, 2026, CMS is rolling out a program that would allow private companies — many with ties…...
Support the Medicare for All Act | Letter
8+ mon, 1+ day ago (322+ words) Thank you to Drs. Jeffrey Barkin and Daniel Bryant for their excellent opinion pieces about our health care system in recent Sunday editions. Support for Medicare for All is strong among patients as well as health care professionals. A recent…...
Do the homework on your Medicare options this year | Opinion
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (760+ words) Stephen Murphy is an emeritus professor at the University of Southern Maine and a volunteer State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) counselor. Medicare’s annual open enrollment period is ending soon. Until Dec. 7, beneficiaries will be urged to review, compare and,…...
Agencies that help Mainers navigate Medicare overbooked as enrollment deadline looms
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (778+ words) Linda Cousins had already picked her Medicare plan when she qualified last year, but then she received a call from a woman claiming to be from the insurance company. Cousins, of Limington, said the caller pressured her into switching to…...
36,000 Mainers’ Medicare Advantage plans will be canceled next year
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (262+ words) More than 36,000 Mainers are poised to be dropped from their Medicare Advantage plans in January, as insurers cut back plans or exit certain parts of the state entirely, according to the Maine Bureau of Insurance. Insurance companies will notify individual…...