Maine

• Unum executive to retire

  By Associated Press  |  May 23, 2013

  Unum Group said Thursday that one of its top executives will depart the insurance company.

• VA moves to process oldest disability claims first

  By Kevin Freking  |  April 22, 2013

  Veterans waiting more than a year for a decision on their disability claims are moving to the front of the line.

• Arkansas approves Medicaid expansion alternative

  By Michael Stratford  |  April 18, 2013

  Arkansas' plan to use federal money to buy private insurance for low-income residents won final approval from state lawmakers Wednesday, endorsing a model that several other states are eyeing as a possible alternative to expanding Medicaid.

• Most insurers charge higher premiums than quoted

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  April 5, 2013

  Got an insurance quote? Don’t expect it to be accurate.

• Debate on Maine labor bills gets heated

  By The Associated Press  |  April 2, 2013

  A legislative hearing on two Republican-sponsored bills that would make Maine a right-to-work state and reduce the power of unions got heated.

• Maine business coalition opposes Medicare cuts

  By The Associated Press  |  March 28, 2013

  The Maine Small Business Coalition has released a report that shows 39 percent of the state's small-business owners are older than 55 and increasingly reliant on social programs such as social security and Medicare.

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  High court hears case on federal benefits for gays

  By Mark Sherman  |  March 27, 2013

  In the second of back-to-back gay marriage cases, the Supreme Court turned Wednesday to a constitutional challenge to the law that prevents legally married gay Americans from collecting federal benefits generally available to straight married couples.

• Maine wants decade guarantee on Medicaid

  By Glenn Adams  |  March 20, 2013

  The LePage administration is asking the federal government to pick up 100 percent of Maine's costs of expanding Medicaid for 10 years, if Maine is to agree to the expansion through the national health insurance law.

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  Census shows record number of counties dying

  By Hope Yen  |  March 14, 2013

  A record number of U.S. counties — more than 1 in 3 — are now dying off, hit by an aging population and weakened local economies that are spurring young adults to seek jobs and build families elsewhere.

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  Bills would address expected doctor shortage

  By Judy Lin  |  March 14, 2013

  A Democratic lawmaker introduced a package of bills Wednesday to address an expected doctor shortage as California prepares to insure millions of new patients under federal health care reforms.