Health Care Affordable Care Act Repeal Would be a Disaster for Maine (executive summary) The Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides tens of thousands of Mainers with affordable health care for the first time. Repeal of the ACA would plunge young adults, […] Mark Sullivan Posted January 19, 2017 Tags Affordable Care Act, Health Care
Education, Health Care, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Mainers vote for MECEP-backed initiatives to raise the minimum wage, rollback tax breaks for the wealthy to fund education On November 8th, Maine voters approved two referendum questions the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) strongly supported and for which we provided critical research and analytical […] Mark Sullivan Posted November 15, 2016 Tags Economy, Education, Health Care, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Health Care Latest US Census Data for Maine: Negligible Progress, More Work Needed Marginal improvements in income and poverty rates; progress in health care attributable to the Affordable Care Act Augusta, Maine (Thursday, September 15, 2016) State-level data for Maine released today […] Posted September 15, 2016 Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care
Health Care New Census Data: Modest Improvements in Health Insurance Coverage in Maine Conceal Greater Concerns Tens of thousands of Mainers remain unnecessarily without coverage Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, September 13, 2016) New Census Bureau data released Tuesday show modest improvements in health insurance coverage […] Posted September 13, 2016 Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care
Health Care Mounting evidence reinforces the case for accepting federal funds to improve health care access and affordability in Maine Several recent studies and analyses of the 31 states that have accepted federal money to increase access to health care demonstrate the continued benefits of doing so. […] James Myall Posted September 6, 2016 Tags Federal, Health Care, Medicaid
Education, Health Care Faster internet speeds, wider availability would boost Maine’s economy If it took a while for your internet service provider (ISP) to load this page onto your computer, you’re not alone. Maine has some of the slowest […] James Myall Posted August 31, 2016 Tags Economy, Education, Health Care, Infrastructure
Health Care, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Augusta’s adherence to austerity holds Maine back Conservative fiscal policies at the state and national level have been a key cause of the lackluster economic recovery following the Great Recession, according to a new […] James Myall Posted August 15, 2016 Tags Economy, Education, Health Care, Infrastructure, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Health Care, Maine’s Economy Income inequality and provision of public services a matter of life and death A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association offers further evidence of the effects of income inequality on health and well-being. Using data […] James Myall Posted April 20, 2016 Tags Health Care, Incomes, Inequality
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
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