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Category: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services

Sen. Breen testifies in favor of bill to allow advance practice clinicians to perform abortions

Posted: May 02, 2019

AUGUSTA—Sen. Cathy Breen, D-Falmouth, testified before the Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services on Wednesday in support...

Sen. Breen testifies in support of prescription drug reform

Posted: April 24, 2019

AUGUSTA — Sen. Cathy Breen, D-Falmouth, testified before the Legislature’s Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services in...

Sanborn bill to protect life insurance consumers receives committee approval

Posted: April 09, 2019

AUGUSTA — A bill from Sen. Heather Sanborn, D-Portland, to help make sure life insurance companies can’t discriminate against the family, friends...

Vitelli’s Student Loan Bill of Rights receives unanimous committee approval

Posted: April 09, 2019

AUGUSTA — A bill from Sen. Eloise Vitelli, D-Arrowsic, to protect Maine student loan borrowers from predatory lending practices received unanimous,...

Vitelli introduces Student Loan Bill of Rights to prevent predatory lending practices in Maine

Posted: March 26, 2019

AUGUSTA — A bill introduced by Sen. Eloise Vitelli, D-Arrowsic, would protect Maine student loan borrowers from predatory lending practices. LD...

Sanborn bill protects life insurance consumers amid opioid crisis

Posted: March 20, 2019

AUGUSTA — A bill from Sen. Heather Sanborn, D-Portland, would help make sure insurance companies can’t discriminate against the family, friends...

Bellows bill would save lives by increasing access to epinephrine

Posted: March 11, 2019

AUGUSTA — Sen. Shenna Bellows, D-Manchester, has introduced legislation what would save the lives of Mainers by increasing accessibility and...

Vitelli introduces bill to help more Maine workers save for retirement

Posted: February 28, 2019

AUGUSTA — Sen. Eloise Vitelli, D-Arrowsic, has introduced legislation that would help more Mainers save for retirement. LD 594, “An Act To...

Sen. Lawrence Testifies on Bill to Protect Patient’s Rights

Posted: January 29, 2019

AUGUSTA – Sen. Mark W. Lawrence, D-Eliot, presented his bill LD 66, “An Act To Prohibit Hospitals from Discussing Alternative Payment Options...

Mills, Jackson, Gideon Announce Support of Patient Protection Bill

Posted: January 29, 2019

Augusta, MAINE — At a public hearing on Tuesday, a representative of Governor Mills, President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash and Speaker Sara Gideon,...