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Republican Health Care Plan Will Cost Older Americans, Uninsured, Women More

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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree released the following statement in response to the House Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act, which has provided thousands of Mainers will access to affordable, high quality health care:   “The Affordable Care Act has saved thousands of Mainers from losing their lives or going bankrupt simply because they got sick. Republicans…

Affordable Care Act Stories

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When I put out a call for people to share their stories of how the Affordable Care Act has helped people in Maine, I received over a thousand responses in just a few days. Here's just a small sample of those powerful stories. --Chellie "Under Obamacare, we now pay one-third of our old premium and have a $2,500 deductible. I had my first physical in over 20 years."  -…

Pingree condemns bill to take away health care from millions of Americans

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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today expressed her strong opposition to a Senate-passed reconciliation bill that would repeal key parts of the Affordable Care Act and defund Planned Parenthood.  The House will vote on the legislation later today and the President has said he would veto it if passed. “The Affordable Care Act has worked to dramatically cut the number of uninsured…

Congresswoman Pingree announces federal funding to open new community health center in South Portland

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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced today that the Portland Community Health Center will receive a federal Affordable Care Act grant to open a new community health center in South Portland.  The New Access Point Community Health Center grant—administered by the Department of Health and Human Services—will provide $355,848 for start-up costs and $650,000 annually for…

Supreme Court decision on ACA preserves health care coverage for 60,000 in Maine and millions across the country

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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree said that the U.S. Supreme Court today made the right decision in upholding a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).    "I'm glad the Supreme Court did the right thing and protected health care coverage for millions of Americans," Pingree said.  "This is a case they should never have taken up. Opponents were trying to take a few…

Statement on Supreme Court decision not to take up MaineCare case

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"This is a victory for 6,500 young people in Maine who would have lost access to health care if these cuts were allowed to go forward," Pingree said. "Those of us who fought for the ACA were fighting for increased access to health care, and kicking people off Medicaid is the exact opposite of what that law is intended to do. I'm glad the Supreme Court refused to take up and the case and that the uncertainty caused by this long legal battle has finally ended for the young people who would be impacted."

Appeals Court decision requires Maine to keep 19- and 20-year-olds on Medicaid

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Pingree had asked Obama Administration to reject state's request to roll back Medicaid eligibility Congresswoman Chellie Pingree welcomed a decision by a Federal Appeals Court that the Obama Administration was right to deny a request by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to drop Medicaid coverage for 19- and 20-year olds. In Mayhew v Burwell, the U.S. Court…

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