Maine Group Accuses Bristol-Myers of Illegally Blocking Generic DrugConsumers for Affordable Health Care is suing Bristol-Myers Squibb for allegedly trying to keep a generic version of a brand name drug off the market. The ...
If you’re not sure what coverage you qualify for, visit CoverME.gov or call Consumers for Affordable Health Care at 1-800-965-7476 to learn more about affordable options through both MaineCare and HealthCare.gov. Maine people are eligible for insurance through MaineCare if their annual incom...
Portland City Council to Consider Seeking Developers for Affordable Housing Sites on Brighton Avenue ByEdward TomicJanuary 3, 20254News At its upcoming meeting on Monday, the Portland City Council will consider issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the… ...
Part of the political price for getting drug companies to support the Affordable Care Act was that the Obama administration did not push for legalized importation to upset this expensive status quo. Instead, it seems the administration now intends to ignore the violation of a federal law that is...
Maine Democrats believe in personal and corporate responsibility. We applaud our citizen jury system that has led to safer products, safer working conditions, and justice for injured consumers. We support legislation that increases corporate liability for threats to the public welfare. ...
Maine Democrats will work to ensure that all persons have access to safe and affordable housing. We will press for coordination of those agencies responsible for housing, health, education, and human services in Maine to confront homelessness, with special emphasis on the needs of children. ...
Maine's program first launched in 2011 but a similar federal Affordable Care Act plan replaced it. States have used "reinsurance" programs to help insurers afford to cover their most seriously ill, expensive consumers. The program redistributes insurance money in part by charging a $4 per-person...
Pepsi gets credit as the first American soft drink company tocreate an energy drinkbefore the market for them took off in the U.S. Josta's fruity flavor, derived from guarana, didn’t click with consumers and the drink was pulled from the shelves in 1999. It still lives on in the hea...
These low prices were caused by the falling costs of crude oil, which was selling on the New York Mercantile Exchange for less than half of what it had been a year prior. While cheap gasoline is usually welcome news for consumers, the same can't be said for the oil industry. Some ...
Zune, Microsoft's version of the iPod, seemeddestined to failbefore it even took off, according to company sources. It was a matter of entering the market too late—consumers weren't all that interested in portable music anymore, and Zune failed to capture the market that was left. ...