Health Care

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

"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." Read more »

Bipartisan legislation would allow safe purchases of prescription drugs from Canada Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree strongly criticized a lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act (ACA) being heard in the U.S. Supreme Court today. Opponents of the law are trying to strike down a key provision that allows millions of Americans—including 67,000 people in Maine—to receive subsidies that make health care coverage affordable. Read more »

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… Read more »

Says more federal funding needed to confront growing problem in Maine and around the country Chellie talking with Dr. Peter Rand and Susan Elias of Maine Medical Center Research Institute's Vector-borne Disease Laboratory. Rand is showing Pingree a "tick flag" that is dragged across grass and vegetation to collect ticks for research. Congresswoman Chellie Pingree met with… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree released the following statement after two federal courts released opposing rulings today concerning tax credits for individuals who purchase health insurance through federal exchanges. The decision by the D.C. Circuit Court today to withhold subsidies from those who access their health insurance through the federal exchange is among the latest attempts… Read more »

Bill would prevent employers from using their private religious views to deny women contraceptive coverage Congresswoman Chellie Pingree is cosponsoring a bill that would reverse the dangerous Supreme Court decision in the Hobby Lobby case. The decision allows corporations to claim religious views as a reason to deny women coverage for contraception and other forms of reproductive… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that for-profit corporations cannot be required to provide contraceptive coverage in insurance to employees if it is against the religious beliefs of the owners. “I’m extremely disappointed that the court has held the power of corporations over the rights of women… Read more »