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Welcome to CAHC’s consumer-focused monthly newsletter providing information, tips, and updates, that can help people understand health coverage and healthcare options in Maine. If you have questions or ideas for this publication, please email us!

Summer is in full swing, and so is this month's edition of Consumer News, featuring information about Minority Health Month, summertime safety, updates to the Maine Breast and Cervical Health Program, and more!

  • Summer is in full swing, and so is this month's edition of Consumer News, featuring information about Minority Health Month, summertime safety, updates to the Maine Breast and Cervical Health Program, and more!

  • June is here. Happy Pride month! This month we have tips for staying cool in the summer heat, information about SUN bucks, helpful hints for avoiding browntail moth caterpillars, and so much more.

  • It's May! We're hoping that all this rain brings plenty of flowers. In this month's edition we're reminding readers that MaineCare is Medicaid, discussing Easy Enrollment, sharing skin cancer prevention tips, and observing Arthritis Awareness Month.

  • It's April! The birds are singing, the grass is growing, and we're glad it's spring. It's Minority Health Month, Stress Awareness Month, and we're also discussing Special Enrollment Periods in this month's Consumer Newsletter.

  • Consumer Assistance News provides information, tips, and updates that help people understand health coverage and healthcare options. This edition answers questions about health insurance when you lose your job, nutrition assistance, environmental concerns, and tips to save on labs testing.

  • February is a great month for considering your health coverage options! Not only is it Cancer Prevention Month, but also Children's Dental Health Month and Prenatal Infection Prevention Month. In this month's newsletter, we will walk you through the process of opening a Special Enrollment Period when filing your Maine taxes.

  • January brings a lot of changes to MaineCare and may open Special Enrollment Periods for some people who still need to sign up for health insurance. Check out this edition of Consumer News for more information and the details on those 1095-A forms.

  • December 2024

    No newsletter this month

  • As we celebrate Native American Month and Thanksgiving, we are grateful for programs that help Mainers stay healthy. Like benefit programs that help those in specific populations, or those with life changing conditions. We are especially thankful for our team of experts that help people navigate a deep and often complicated health system. Learn more about Open Enrollment Periods for health insurance and helpful programs inside this edition.

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