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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for Saturday October 05, 2024 ( 5 items )  

After Northern Light/Humana Break, Maine Delegation Presses CMS for Special Enrollment for Medicare
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, in response to Northern Light Health terminating its contract with Humana, have written a letter urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to create a special enrollment period for Humana Medicare Advantage beneficiaries impacted by this decision. On September 30, 2024 Northern Light Healt  more

After Northern Light/Humana Break, Maine Delegation Presses CMS for Special Enrollment for Medicare
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, in response to Northern Light Health terminating its contract with Humana, have written a letter urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to create a special enrollment period for Humana Medicare Advantage beneficiaries impacted by this decision.On September 30, 2024 Northern Light Health terminat  more

After Northern Light/Humana Break, Maine Delegation Presses CMS for Special Enrollment for Medicare
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, in response to Northern Light Health terminating its contract with Humana, have written a letter urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to create a special enrollment period for Humana Medicare Advantage beneficiaries impacted by this decision. On September 30, 2024 Northern Light Health t  more

Senators Collins, Reed, and Murkowski Urge Biden Administration to Release LIHEAP Home Heating Aid
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: With colder weather around the corner and Congress continuing its work on appropriations bills, U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Jack Reed (D-RI), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) are leading a bipartisan call for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to release funds for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) as swiftly and at the highest level possible. "As Congress works to finaliz  more

Sens. Scott, Tillis, Colleagues Make Bipartisan Push for Immediate Passage of Disaster Relief Legislation
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) penned a letter to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Senate Appropriations Chair Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and Senate Appropriations Vice Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) on the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene and the urgent need to pass an appropriations package to support the millions of Americans affecte  more