Your guide to coverage & care

When you buy health insurance, you can choose from four categories called “metal levels”—Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum. These have nothing to do with the quality of care. Instead, the differences are based on how much each plan will pay for covered costs, compared to what you’ll pay.

Buying health insurance probably isn’t among the more exciting purchases you’ll ever make. But like it or not, it’s one of the most important. So, we want to help you get it right.

Maine's newest free outdoor gym is opening at the University of Maine at Farmington (UMF). This is the third Fitness Court® in Maine, thanks to a partnership between Community Health Options and National Fitness Campaign (NFC).

You might think of food as the fuel that keeps your body running. While that’s true, the right mix of food and nutrients can get your body humming by helping you heal from surgery or an injury, or prevent, manage or even reverse some health conditions.

When it comes to healthcare, Maine gets high marks for its quality of care. The trouble is, it’s getting harder for Mainers to access that care.