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State government initiative to provide all citizens with affordable health care coverage. Features information about the program, forum, how to contain costs, and news. http://dirigohealth.maine.gov/Dirigo Health Reform - An Overview and Progress Report Dirigo Health Reform ? An Overview and Progress Report * http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/PLA/Dirigo.pdfThe Bureau of Insurance regulates the insurance industry through examining and licensing procedures of insurance companies, licensing producers, reviewing rates and coverage forms ... http://www.maine.gov/pfr/insurance/dirigo/2008_filing.htmAUGUSTA, Maine ? Gov. John Baldacci says he will ask the new administration of President-elect Barack Obama in January to allow the state to expand the Dirigo Health insurance ... http://www.bangornews.com/detail/92887.htmlTop Articles. Five-year federal grant aims to help at-risk Washington County infants A $5.5 million federal intervention grant could improve the health, well-being and future of at ... http://www.mainehealthforum.org/index.php?mod=%2flibrary%2f&act=showcategory&CID=4AUGUSTA (NEWS CENTER) -- Maine voters last week defeated the increase in the beverage tax -- which was supposed to pay for expansion of the state's Dirigo Health program. But ... http://www.wcsh6.com/news/health/story.aspx?storyid=95707&catid=8Maine?s insurance chief says savings were actually $48.7 million, enough to keep it steady. http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=212128&ac=PHnwsThe Bureau of Insurance regulates the insurance industry through examining and licensing procedures of insurance companies, licensing producers, reviewing rates and coverage forms ... http://www.informe.org/pfr/insurance/dirigo/2005_filing.htmComprehensive Reforms: State Examples. Hawaii | Maine | Massachusetts | Vermont . Hawaii - Prepaid Health Care Act. Established January 1, 1975, The Prepaid Health Care Act ... http://www.ncsl.org/programs/health/dhmaine.htmThe Superior Court ruling regarding the state's Dirigo Health program is not so much an endorsement of the program as it is an affirmation of the rules that guide it. http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/viewpoints/editorials/060809dirigo.shtmlDirigo Health Reform Act: Addressing Health Care Costs, Quality, and Access in Maine Developed by NASHP for the Maine Governor's Office of Health Policy and Finance Jill Rosenthal ... http://www.nashp.org/Files/GNL_56_Dirigo_brief.pdfNot a member of MPA? Join over 32,000 members who are... Donate Now! >> and stand up for a better Maine! Not receiving our email updates? Sign up here http://www.mainepeoplesalliance.org/healthcare/dirigo_health.html1.__Dirigo Health Insurance.__Dirigo Health shall arrange for the provision of health benefits coverage through Dirigo Health Insurance.__Dirigo Health Insurance must comply with ... http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills_121st/billtexts/ld161101-14.aspDirigo Health system claims $92M in savings Wednesday, July 4, 2007. AUGUSTA (AP) - The state's Dirigo Health program will save the Maine health care system $92.7 million in its ... http://www.sunjournal.com/index.php?t=3&storyid=219466AUGUSTA (AP) -- A new Blue Ribbon Commission on Dirigo Health convened Wednesday and immediately waded into a discussion of the rules of agreement it would use in ... http://kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com/news/local/3014794.shtmlDirigo Health What Does Maine's New Health Care Law Mean for Other States? Prepared by Michael Miller, MPP and Brian Rosman, JD Revised February 5, 2004 On June 18 th,2003, Maine ... http://www.communitycatalyst.org/doc_store/publications/what_does_maines_new_health_care_law_mean_for_other_states_feb04.pdfOverview. The Dirigo Health Plan, proposed by Governor John Baldacci and passed by the Maine legislature in June, 2003, is a multi-faceted set of reforms aimed at achieving three ... http://www.commonwealthfund.org/tools/tools_show.htm?doc_id=234300Dirigo Health News Archive. In our news archives for the Dirigo Health Program we will keep relevant news items as long as we can. This makes a good place to review the history of ... http://www.ptla.org/news/dirigo_news_archive.htmAbout the Author: Tarren Bragdon (e-mail: tbragdon@mainepolicy.org) is director of health reform initiatives for the Maine Heritage Policy Center. http://business.mainetoday.com/news/060820bragdon.shtmlEffective health care reform should be based on the principle that personal decisions are best left up to individuals and their doctors, not government officials, state legislators ... http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/bg1878.cfmDirigo Health Reform Act: Addressing Health Care Costs, Quality, and Access in Maine http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=23064724-A §6913. Savings offset payments against health insurance carriers, employee benefit ... 24-A §6913. Savings offset payments against health insurance carriers, employee ... http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/24-A/title24-Ach87sec0.htmlDirigo Health Year 3 Savings Offset Payment determined Board votes to assess $32.8 million for 2008-2009 http://www.bnncpa.com/news/dirigohealth.aspMay 2005. Overview . Maine's comprehensive health care reform initiative, Dirigo (latin for "to lead"), set the goal of ensuring universal access to health coverage by 2009. http://www.statecoverage.net/maineprofile.htmThe Dirigo Health Plan - Report from Focus Groups with Mainers About the Dirigo Health Plan, Winter 2004 http://www.cmwf.org/usr_doc/LSPA_focusgroup_report.pdf |