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Greater Portland, Maine, Chambers Wants More Study of Health Care Reform Plan.

By Matt Wickenheiser, Portland Press Herald, Maine Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jun. 10--The Greater Portland Chambers of Commerce on Monday proposed further study of the proposed Dirigo health plan's funding, while a new small-business organization argued that the suggestion amounted to "a ringing endorsement of the status quo."

Godfrey Wood, chief executive officer of the chamber, said his group proposes that the Dirigo plan be split into two phases. The first phase would involve reforming the health system in Maine, including state health pla

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