Taxes and Budget

Please Support a Responsible Solution! More cost-effective health care delivery and fairer tax structure will shrink budget shortfall

The Governor’s proposal would: Eliminate health coverage for more than 56,000 low-income people and cut medically necessary services for thousands of others remaining on the MaineCare program. […]

MECEP

Posted January 25, 2012

Tags Health Care, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Health Care

Statement: Engage Maine's Responsible Solution

MECEP urges policymakers to support a responsible solution for a more cost-effective health care delivery and fairer tax structure that will shrink budget shortfall. The Governor’s proposal […]

Jody Harris

Posted January 25, 2012

Tags Health Care, Medicare

Health Care

Words and Deeds: The Results Are In and the New Health Insurance Law Raises Rates for Seniors and Rural Mainers

Last Legislative session, Governor LePage proposed sweeping changes to Maine’s health insurance rules. This was one of the most contentious issues of the legislative session and represented […]

Garrett Martin

Posted January 17, 2012

Tags Health Care, Insurance and Financial Services Committee

Health Care

Report Finds Older Mainers and Individuals and Small Businesses in Rural Areas Pay More under Health Insurance Law

Gorman Actuarial findings validate MECEP’s analysis and provide evidence of the need to fix the law Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, January 17, 2012)- The Maine Center for […]

Posted January 17, 2012

Tags Health Care

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Jobs and Budget Cuts Top New England Service Providers’ Concerns

A recent survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston confirms that limited job opportunities and federal, state, and local budget cuts pose significant problems for low […]

Garrett Martin

Posted January 12, 2012

Tags Budget, Health Care, Incomes, Jobs, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Health Care

Responsible Solutions Require an Honest Assessment of the Facts

It’s about income. Maine Equal Justice Partners recently released a critical report that tells the true story about MaineCare’s Childless Adult Waiver Program. Media coverage was extensive, but failed to […]

Garrett Martin

Posted January 11, 2012

Tags Budget, Health Care

Taxes and Budget

Bridging Maine’s Budget Gap: Irresponsible Proposals or Responsible Measures?

The bipartisan legislative backlash against the proposal to cut funding for private non-medical institutions (PNMIs) is just the most recent evidence of the irresponsible way the LePage Administration […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted January 6, 2012

Tags Budget, Health Care, Medicaid

Taxes and Budget

Editorial Round-up: Commentaries Condemn LePage Administration’s Proposed Health Care Budget Cuts

Over the holidays, our newspapers published several columns, many by Maine health care advocates, criticizing the LePage Administration’s proposed $220 million in cuts to the Department of […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted January 3, 2012

Tags Budget, Health Care, Medicaid

Health Care

Editorial Round Up: Maine Opinion Leaders Weigh in on Proposed Medicaid Cuts

Maine’s newspaper editorial boards continue to criticize the LePage Administration’s proposed cuts to services important to Maine children, seniors, families and individuals with disabilities. The (Biddeford) Journal […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted December 19, 2011

Tags Budget, Health Care, Medicaid

Taxes and Budget

Maine People Speak Out Against Harsh Medicaid Budget Cuts

Hundreds of Mainers from across the state converged on the State House in Augusta yesterday to loudly voice their opposition to the $220 million in cuts the […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted December 15, 2011

Tags Budget, Health Care, Medicaid

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Please Support a Responsible Solution! More cost-effective health care delivery and fairer tax structure will shrink budget shortfall

Statement: Engage Maine's Responsible Solution

Words and Deeds: The Results Are In and the New Health Insurance Law Raises Rates for Seniors and Rural Mainers

Report Finds Older Mainers and Individuals and Small Businesses in Rural Areas Pay More under Health Insurance Law

Jobs and Budget Cuts Top New England Service Providers’ Concerns

Responsible Solutions Require an Honest Assessment of the Facts

Bridging Maine’s Budget Gap: Irresponsible Proposals or Responsible Measures?

Editorial Round-up: Commentaries Condemn LePage Administration’s Proposed Health Care Budget Cuts

Editorial Round Up: Maine Opinion Leaders Weigh in on Proposed Medicaid Cuts

Maine People Speak Out Against Harsh Medicaid Budget Cuts