Big changes are happening in Maine’s Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), also known as Cub Care, this fall. CHIP will cover even more children because eligibility has increased to 300 percent of the federal poverty level, or $90,000 annually for a family of four. Maine families can also enroll their 19- and 20-year-olds in this […]
When it comes to health care, pandemic has hit Maine families hard
Two bills aim to close coverage gaps for children and postpartum care for mothers.
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The tumult we’ve all experienced since COVID-19 hit a year ago has caused more children to struggle with education, economic insecurity, physical and mental health.
In late winter, parents throughout the U.S. began to lose work due to the pandemic, and many of them consequently lost access to employer-sponsored health coverage and the financial resources to purchase coverage on the marketplace. An estimated 300,000 additional children became uninsured because of the pandemic.
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