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Maine
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1,700 MedTech Jobs1
74,792 Maine residents have enrolled in or renewed quality, affordable private
health coverage for calendar year 2015 since the 90-day open enrollment period
began Nov. 15, as of Feb 15, 2015.2
As many as 590,266 non-elderly Maine residents have some type of pre-existing
health condition, including 64,528 children. Today, most insurers can no longer
deny coverage to anyone because of a pre-existing condition, like asthma or
diabetes, under the health care law.3
431,000 people in Maine, including 172,000 women and 103,000 children, are free
from worrying about lifetime limits on coverage.3
19,542 Maine residents with private insurance coverage benefited from
$1,845,006 in refunds from insurance companies because of the ACA 80/20 rule. 3
The health care law expands mental health and substance use disorder benefits
and federal parity protections for 241,973 Maine residents.3
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Jobs by State (Advamed) http://www.lifechanginginnovation.org/jobs-by-state (accessed Mar 3, 2015)
HealthCare.gov State-by-State Snapshot (HHS) http://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/facts/blog/2015/02/openenrollment-week-thirteen.html (accessed Mar. 03, 2015)
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How the Health Care Law is Making a Difference for the People of Maine (HHS)
http://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/facts/bystate/me.html (accessed Mar 3, 2015)
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