State legislators must act to protect health needs of Mainers

State health officials urge Congress to renew enhanced tax credits for marketplace health plans

Hilary Schneider, director of Maine's Office of the Health Insurance Marketplace, said more than 50,000 Mainers qualify for the credits, which lower average monthly premiums by nearly $180.

State legislators must act to protect health needs of Mainers

The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Vanessa Shields-Haas is a family nurse practitioner for Maine Family Planning in midcoast Maine. She has worked in sexual and reproductive healthcare for more than 15 years. As a nurse practitioner, I care for members of the community from middle and high school age to p…