Health Care Letter: US has work to do to improve health care The writers use the scare word “taxes.” Yes taxes may very well be raised. However, a study by the Maine Center for Economic Policy found an overall savings for […] Bangor Daily News Posted April 27, 2022 Tags Health Care
Health Care Lawmakers vote to give more Maine children access to affordable healthcare At the hearing, groups like the American Academy of Pediatrics, Maine Children’s Alliance, United Way of Greater Portland and the Maine Center for Economic Policy came out […] Portland Press Herald Posted March 31, 2022 Tags Budget, Children, Health Care
Taxes and Budget How to create more bang for Maine’s budget bucks This year’s historic budget surplus offers a rare opportunity to invest in Mainers in ways that will have a lasting and tangible impact. While many of the […] MECEP Posted March 23, 2022 Tags Budget, Children, Economy, Education, Health Care, Higher Education, Immigration, Inequality, Racial Equity
Taxes and Budget Our View: The question at the heart of Maine’s overdose epidemic According to a new report from the Maine chapter of the ACLU and the Maine Center for Economic Policy, state and local governments here spend $111 million on arresting […] Portland Press Herald Posted March 23, 2022 Tags Budget, Health Care, Revenue, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Report calls for Maine to decriminalize drugs, outlines dangers of punishing substance use The study was produced by the ACLU of Maine and the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP). Based on conversations with more than 150 people — including […] Beacon Posted March 22, 2022 Tags Budget, Health Care, Revenue, Taxes
Taxes and Budget MECEP statement on the Governor’s announced budget change package AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) applauds the governor’s proposed additional funding for behavioral health services as a step toward addressing unmet needs left out of the original budget […] Posted March 18, 2022 Tags Budget, Health Care, Housing, Property Tax, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Making the most of Maine's historic surplus When a state’s budget fully invests in its people and communities, everyone benefits. Today, Maine has a surplus and policymakers have an opportunity to improve people’s lives, […] Sarah Austin Posted March 1, 2022 Tags Budget, Economic Security, Education, Health Care, Job Quality, Paid Sick Days
Taxes and Budget Dems looking to add housing, behavioral health funding to budget proposal Some analysts say that while the direct checks will likely prove popular in an election year, the effects will be short lived. “While $500 can mean a […] Beacon Posted February 18, 2022 Tags Budget, Health Care, Housing
Jobs and Income LePage admits Medicaid expansion ‘good for Maine,’ but still wants cuts to program James Myall, a policy analyst with Maine Center for Economic Policy, estimates that roughly 86,000 Mainers currently enrolled in MaineCare would be subject to the requirement if […] Beacon Posted February 17, 2022 Tags Health Care, Job Quality, Medicaid
Health Care Letter: Complicated and overpriced health care systems needs overhaul A single universal system would be simpler and more affordable. Indeed, a study by the Maine Center for Economic Policy in 2019 demonstrated how a state-based healthcare system could […] Bangor Daily News Posted December 1, 2021 Tags Health Care, Inequality