Health Care

Health Care Jobs in Maine: Impact of Medicaid

Jobs are the most pressing issue in Maine. The health care industry is a major economic engine and source of jobs in the state. The map and […]

Jody Harris

Posted December 9, 2011

Tags Health Care, Jobs

Data Show Administration’s Proposed Health Care Budget Cuts Would Cost More than 4,400 Jobs Statewide

If adopted, these cuts would “further worsen Maine’s employment picture and the prospects for future growth” Augusta, Maine (Friday, December 9, 2011)- The Maine Center for […]

Posted December 9, 2011

Tags Budget, Health Care, Jobs

Taxes and Budget

LePage Plan to Cut Services Raises a Media Firestorm

Governor Paul LePage ignited a vigorous public debate this week with his proposal to cut about $220 million in state funding for services important to working families, […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted December 8, 2011

Tags Budget, Health Care, Medicaid, Seniors

Health Care

Legislative Council Rejects Health Insurance Rate Hike Fix

Augusta, Maine (Monday, October 31, 2011)- This afternoon the Maine Legislative Council, made up of House and Senate leadership of both political parties, voted down two bills […]

Posted October 31, 2011

Tags Health Care

Health Care

Presentation to a Maine Health Access Foundation Briefing on LD 1333

The new insurance law is NO SOLUTION. It fails to address the real problem which is the rising cost of health care for everybody. Until we get […]

MECEP

Posted July 20, 2011

Tags Health Care

Maine’s Economy

Opinion Round-up for Friday, May 20, 2011

These are editorials and op ed columns from Maine newspapers on subjects of interest to those who follow MECEP’s blog. Links to these and other news and […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted May 20, 2011

Tags Children, Health Care

Health Care

Fact Sheet: Proposed rollback of health insurance reforms will hurt middle age and older Mainers, the sick, and rural residents and business

MECEP’s analysis of L.D. 1333, legislation to repeal many of Maine’s basic health care consumer protections, allow out-of-state insurers to market policies in Maine that are not […]

MECEP

Posted May 9, 2011

Tags Health Care

Health Care

Health Plan Winners and Losers: Pending legislation rolls back health care reforms that protect older Mainers, rural residents, people with preexisting conditions and small businesses

Augusta, Maine (Monday, May 9, 2011)—The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) today released its analysis of L.D. 1333, legislation to rollback health care consumer protections facing […]

Posted May 9, 2011

Tags Health Care

Education

KIDS COUNT!

On Thursday (3/17), MECEP Partner The Maine Children’s Alliance released their much anticipated 2011 annual KIDS COUNT data report. “The long-term success of our state begins with […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted March 18, 2011

Tags Children, Education, EITC, Health Care, TANF

Health Care

Call to Action to Defend Maine's Health Care Consumer Protections

We’re writing to you today because Maine’s system of health care protections is at risk. We are seeing a number of proposed bills this session that, if […]

MECEP

Posted February 7, 2011

Tags Consumer Protection, Health Care

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Health Care Jobs in Maine: Impact of Medicaid

Data Show Administration’s Proposed Health Care Budget Cuts Would Cost More than 4,400 Jobs Statewide

LePage Plan to Cut Services Raises a Media Firestorm

Legislative Council Rejects Health Insurance Rate Hike Fix

Presentation to a Maine Health Access Foundation Briefing on LD 1333

Opinion Round-up for Friday, May 20, 2011

Fact Sheet: Proposed rollback of health insurance reforms will hurt middle age and older Mainers, the sick, and rural residents and business

Health Plan Winners and Losers: Pending legislation rolls back health care reforms that protect older Mainers, rural residents, people with preexisting conditions and small businesses

KIDS COUNT!

Call to Action to Defend Maine's Health Care Consumer Protections