Health Care Mainers deserve publicly funded health care A recent study by Maine Center for Economic Policy on behalf of Maine AllCare (available at maineallcare.org) showed that a universal, publicly funded health care system covering every […] Central Maine Newspapers Posted January 24, 2020 Tags Health Care
Health Care, Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy Portland MLK dinner gives hundreds ‘reality check’ on racial injustice, tribal sovereignty Outside of slavery, animosity towards Mainers of color assumed other familiar and far-reaching forms. Low wages and disproportionately higher incarceration rates have left people of color empty […] Beacon Posted January 21, 2020 Tags Health Care, Inequality, Racial Equity, Wages
Health Care Mainers deserve better coverage A recent study by Maine Center for Economic Policy on behalf of Maine AllCare (available at maineallcare.org) showed that a universal, publicly funded health care system covering […] Mount Desert Islander Posted January 17, 2020 Tags Health Care
Health Care Letter: Time for universal health care A recent study by the Maine Center for Economic Policy on behalf of Maine AllCare showed that a universal, publicly funded health care system covering every Maine resident could […] Bangor Daily News Posted January 17, 2020 Tags Health Care
Health Care Letter to the editor: Maine would benefit from single-payer health care Here in Maine, fortunately, a new study by the nonpartisan Maine Center for Economic Policy has shown that we can finally cut out the middleman. The study found that […] Portland Press Herald Posted January 13, 2020 Tags Health Care
Health Care Letter to the editor: Support for Maine AllCare According to an analysis from the Maine Center for Economic Policy on behalf of Maine AllCare, Maine spent $13.9 billion on healthcare in 2017. It is estimated that a […] Bangor Daily News Posted January 11, 2020 Tags Health Care
Health Care After one year, Medicaid expansion is delivering for Mainers One year ago, newly inaugurated Governor Janet Mills used her first act in office to implement the voter-approved Medicaid expansion law. With the stroke of her pen, tens of thousands of Mainers […] James Myall Posted January 10, 2020 Tags Health Care, Medicaid
Health Care Letter: Big health care news Here in Maine, fortunately, a new study by the Maine Center for Economic Policy has shown that we can finally cut out the middleman. The study found that a […] Bangor Daily News Posted January 9, 2020 Tags Health Care
Health Care Report Touts Savings of Universal Healthcare in Maine The Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance, and Financial Services on December 16 heard testimony on the costs and effects of a state-based universal healthcare […] Tax Notes Posted January 7, 2020 Tags Health Care
Health Care Report: Universal healthcare would protect all Mainers, save state $1.5 billion annually “Not only would a universal healthcare system provide coverage for all Mainers, it would save the state roughly $1.5 billion dollars per year, according to a recently […] Beacon Posted January 2, 2020 Tags Health Care