Health Care

Health coverage for thousands of working Mainers at risk in Supreme Court case

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments recently in the King v. Burwell case, and a lot is riding on the outcome, especially for Maine. The court will […]

Christy Daggett

Posted March 16, 2015

Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care

Education, Maine’s Economy

Maine’s community colleges blaze the trail to prosperity for aspiring Maine workers

Today, the presidents of Maine’s three public higher education systems reported to the Legislature on the state of their campuses, enrollments, and finances. The Maine Community College […]

Christy Daggett

Posted March 3, 2015

Tags Economy, Education, Higher Education

Health Care

After Sixteen Years of Progress Reducing Smoking Rates, Maine Shouldn’t Call Off the Fight

Maine policymakers mostly have resisted caving into the temptation to spend tobacco settlement funds on other purposes – until now. The governor’s proposed budget would cut $10 […]

Christy Daggett

Posted February 5, 2015

Tags Health Care

Education

Educational Opportunity: Opening Doors to Prosperity from Someone Who Knows

Last week, I was fortunate to be invited to speak on higher education funding at the annual conference of the Maine Educational Opportunity Association (MEEOA). MEEOA represents […]

Christy Daggett

Posted January 20, 2015

Tags Education

Jobs and Income

Maine's Injured and Disabled Workers: A Humanitarian Challenge and an Economic Opportunity

Workers hurt on the job have no lobby in the State House, so little fanfare accompanied the Bureau of Labor Statistics release on workplace injury this week. […]

Christy Daggett

Posted December 15, 2014

Tags Employment, Jobs

Education

“Pay It Forward” Is Not a Solution to Maine’s College Affordability Problem

A good education, including a college degree, is the path to good jobs and economic security for Mainers and their families, especially the working poor. Over […]

Christy Daggett

Posted December 15, 2014

Tags Education, Higher Education, Student Debt

Health Care

In States Refusing Federal Coverage Funds, Rural Hospitals Pay the Price

Fifteen hundred hospital beds have vanished in rural America since 2010. The cause of the disappearing beds is no mystery: rural hospitals are closing – and at […]

Christy Daggett

Posted December 1, 2014

Tags Federal, Health Care

Health Care

ACA cost saving measures help turn McAllen, Texas from national basket case to bellwether in five years

Health reform hasn’t only reduced the rate of uninsured to levels not seen since the 1990s; it also is reducing healthcare costs, which ultimately will make healthcare […]

Christy Daggett

Posted September 25, 2014

Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care, Medicare

Health Care

Health Reform is Making History – But Maine is Slipping Behind

History is happening: the percent of Americans without health coverage is the lowest it’s been since the 1990s. Medicare costs are declining – not just slowing – […]

Christy Daggett

Posted September 22, 2014

Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care, Medicare

Jobs and Income

Maine’s Working Families Deserve to Earn a Living Wage

The new report by the Alliance for a Just Society, “Families Out of Balance: How a living wage helps families move from debt to stability,” provides sobering […]

Christy Daggett

Posted August 27, 2014

Tags Children, Incomes, Jobs, Poverty

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Health coverage for thousands of working Mainers at risk in Supreme Court case

Maine’s community colleges blaze the trail to prosperity for aspiring Maine workers

After Sixteen Years of Progress Reducing Smoking Rates, Maine Shouldn’t Call Off the Fight

Educational Opportunity: Opening Doors to Prosperity from Someone Who Knows

Maine's Injured and Disabled Workers: A Humanitarian Challenge and an Economic Opportunity

“Pay It Forward” Is Not a Solution to Maine’s College Affordability Problem

In States Refusing Federal Coverage Funds, Rural Hospitals Pay the Price

ACA cost saving measures help turn McAllen, Texas from national basket case to bellwether in five years

Health Reform is Making History – But Maine is Slipping Behind

Maine’s Working Families Deserve to Earn a Living Wage