Dirigo Reaches Turning Point ; Five Years Into the Health Insurance Program, Problems with Funding and Participation Persist.

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When Rick Hughes got laid off, he lost his health insurance.

Hughes, 48, a diabetic, said he turned to the state's Dirigo Choice health insurance for coverage. He pays $400 a month and has a $2,500 deductible. Most importantly, he has prescription drug coverage.

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Dirigo Reaches Turning Point ; Five Years Into the Health Insurance Program, Problems with Funding and Participation Persist.

"Even if you have to pay the full amount yourself, it's still fairly decent insurance at a reasonable cost," said Hughes, who runs a graphic and Web design business in Augusta.

Yet five years after Gov. John Baldacci signed the Dirigo ...

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