Health Care

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 »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree issued the following statement in response to Governor LePage's veto of Medicaid expansion in Maine: The Affordable Care Act was designed so that some of our lowest income neighbors would be covered by Medicaid, which would be nearly entirely paid for by the federal government. Many of those people don't get subsidies to buy health insurance and now,… Read more »

Consumers who don't complete process of signing up by today's deadline will get additional time to complete the application On the last day of the official enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree says millions of previously uninsured Americans now have health care coverage and signups in Maine have surpassed expectations by over 50%. “From… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree issued the following statement today as the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the cases of Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporation v. Sebelius. "These are landmark cases and if the Court rules the wrong way, it could represent a serious threat to a woman's right to make decisions about her health care.… Read more »

In Maine 15,000 seniors have saved nearly $30 million on prescription drugs thanks to ACA On the 4th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act being signed into law, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree said today the law has not only allowed millions of Americans access to health care, but it has also lowered prescription drug prices for seniors and people with disabilities. "In Maine… Read more »

Calls vote "irresponsible" Congresswoman Chellie Pingree criticized Republican leadership in the House today as they held the 50th vote to repeal or roll back provisions of the Affordable Care Act. "We should be debating the important issues facing the economy like the minimum wage or tax breaks that companies use to send jobsoverseas, and instead we find ourselves voting on… Read more »