Health Care Annual Cost of Maine's Substance Abuse Epidemic, 2015 Maine’s cost to expand access to insurance under the Affordable Care Act is a tiny fraction of the total cost of substance abuse on Maine’s economy. MECEP […] Jody Harris Posted April 5, 2016 Tags Health Care
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy Thousands of Maine’s Poorest Residents Are Left to Go Hungry In Maine, some of our poorest neighbors have lost a critical tool to help them get enough to eat each day. In 1996, Congress dictated that able-bodied […] Jody Harris Posted April 1, 2016 Tags Children, Food Insecurity, Poverty, SNAP
Maine’s Economy Economic Data Tell Consistent Story that Maine’s Recovery is Far From Complete Despite the recent fanfare about Maine’s low headline employment rate, the state’s economy has still not fully recovered from the effects of the Great Recession, some eight […] James Myall Posted April 1, 2016 Tags Economy, Incomes, Poverty, Unemployment
Health Care Effects of MaineCare Gap Felt Unevenly Across the State It’s clear that accepting federal funds to increase health coverage in Maine would be good for our economy and for our collective health. It would also help […] James Myall Posted March 31, 2016 Tags Federal, Health Care
Health Care Accepting Federal Dollars for Affordable Health Care - Still a Great Deal in 2016 The Maine Legislature has another opportunity to accept hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funds and offer increased access to affordable health care for tens of […] James Myall Posted March 22, 2016 Tags Federal, Health Care
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy State Unemployment Rates by Race & Ethnicity New data compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveal that racial disparities regarding employment persist across the country, including in Maine. This is a topic which […] James Myall Posted March 11, 2016 Tags Economy, Inequality, Racial Equity, Unemployment
Maine’s Economy Testimony in Opposition to 1631, “An Act to Reduce the Liability of Maine Taxpayers by Aligning Maine's Welfare Programs with Federal Law” LD 1631 reinforces federal standards that do not apply to the economic realities that Maine workers face. It makes it harder for individuals to get the skills […] James Myall Posted March 10, 2016 Tags Economic Security, Jobs
Maine’s Economy Federal legislation would protect payday lending industry at the expense of Maine consumers MECEP has joined hundreds of civil rights, consumer, labor, faith, veterans, seniors, and community organizations across the nation to strongly urge its Congressional Delegation to oppose H.R. […] Jody Harris Posted March 9, 2016 Tags Consumer Protection, Federal
Maine’s Economy Distressed Community Index Highlights Administration’s Failure to Provide for Rural Mainers A recent study by the Economic Innovation Group (EIG) reveals that 52,000 Mainers live in distressed communities and demonstrates the extent of the LePage administration’s failed economic […] James Myall Posted March 8, 2016 Tags Economic Security, Economy, Poverty, Recession
Health Care Mary Mayhew’s misinformation campaign contradicts reality, experts on the front lines of Maine’s opioid epidemic When 31 states (plus the District of Columbia) have accepted federal funding to expand Medicaid, and two more states are in discussion to do so, the LePage […] James Myall Posted March 7, 2016 Tags Health Care, Medicaid