Health Care Tallying Maine's Lost Federal Medicaid Funding Maine has now lost MORE THAN $285 MILLION in federal health care funds. This counter illustrates the high stakes in the ongoing debate over the state accepting […] Posted November 6, 2014 Tags Federal, Health Care, Medicaid
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
Health Care New Census Data: Maine Uninsured Rate Jumps by .9% from 2012 to 2013; Number of Mainers without Health Insurance Grew by 12,000 Nationally, the uninsured rate dropped by .2%; Maine and New Jersey were the only states where the rate of uninsured residents rose Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, September 16, […] Posted September 16, 2014 Tags Health Care
Health Care Wrong Way for Maine on Health Insurance Maine is one of only two states in the country to experience an increase in the percentage of their people who do not have health insurance. The number […] Mark Sullivan Posted September 16, 2014 Tags Health Care
Health Care Attention: Important Census Data Ahead Next week the U.S. Census Bureau will have two major releases that will provide researchers, policymakers, the media, and the public with critically important data on poverty, […] Mark Sullivan Posted September 12, 2014 Tags Affordable Care Act, Health Care, Medicaid, Poverty
Health Care A Divide and Conquer Strategy that Risks the Health of Maine’s Seniors and Working Poor The classic “divide and conquer” strategy, often attributed to cunning Julius Caesar, operates on the premise that pitting your adversaries against each other before you strike is […] Christy Daggett Posted August 5, 2014 Tags Affordable Care Act, Health Care, Seniors
Health Care Federal Court Decisions Could Impact Mainers' Healthcare in Future For the moment, people who have affordable coverage as a result of tax subsidies—including an estimated 39,000 Mainers—have nothing to fear. But two federal appellate court decisions […] Hal Brewster Posted July 23, 2014 Tags Federal, Health Care
Health Care Maine’s bankrupt health policy This year, 1,300 Mainers will be saddled with catastrophic health costs. Here’s how it could have been avoided – while creating thousands of jobs and boosting state […] Christy Daggett Posted July 3, 2014 Tags Affordable Care Act, Health Care, Jobs, Medicaid
Health Care, Jobs and Income Percy Spencer’s Candy Bar: Health Care Reform and the Innovation Economy Yesterday, my scientist brother promised my eight-year-old son a new Hot Wheels car if he could research and explain how the microwave cooked his lunch. My son […] Christy Daggett Posted June 24, 2014 Tags Affordable Care Act, Health Care, Jobs, Medicaid