Have you heard about the Maine RX Card. It is no cost for every Maine resident. Here are some more details… https://mainerxcard.com

Did you know there is a free tool you can use to see why your health insurer denied your insurance claim? ProPublica’s Claim File Helper lets you customize a letter requesting the notes and documents your insurer used when deciding to deny you coverage. Get your claim file before submitting an appeal. Start your claim […]

Do you have unpaid medical bills? Here are some tips from unduemedicaldebt.org.

The Easy Enrollment Tax Referral Program is the “check the box’ option on your Maine state tax return form 1040ME to opt-in to receive more information about the health insurance options available to you. When you opt-in, you authorize the Maine Revenue Services to share your name and contact information with CoverME.gov. We will use […]

Are you looking for help with your prescription costs? There are programs that can help. Needy Meds: Here you can find prescription assistance programs from the pharmaceutical companies. Most brand name drugs have some kind of copay coupon or assistance program. Many are not determined by income eligibility, only by need. MaineHealth MedAccess: MedAccess works […]

A new law provides Medicare the ability to directly negotiate the prices of certain high expenditure, single source drugs without generic or biosimilar competition. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) selected ten drugs covered under Medicare Part D for the first cycle of negotiations for initial price applicability year 2026 and engaged in […]

Today, I read a post from The Maine Bureau of Insurance. It is below. If you are looking for individual or group health insurance in Maine, please only work with a licensed broker and a licensed health insurance company. ___________________________ Bob Carey, Superintendent of the Maine Bureau of Insurance, which cautioned Maine residents to be […]

You may be wondering, what is balance billing or surprise billing? It is when you see a doctor or other health care provider, and you are billed for other costs or have to pay the entire bill if you see a provider or visit a health care facility that isn’t in your health plan’s network. […]

We all know that reading an explanation of benefits from your health insurance provider can be very confusing. CMS has a webpage that explains what an EOB looks like and how to read one. You can find the page here… How to read an explanation of benefits | CMS