Memo to Pingree & Michaud – Mainers’ Still Oppose ObamaCare and Think It Will Raise Costs
Critical Insights of Portland recently released their Spring Tracking Poll highlighting Mainers’ opinions on some top issues. Some of the many interesting findings: 47% of Mainers oppose ObamaCare (compared to […]
Read More →Price Shop When Using Health Care
Today’s Maine Sunday Telegram has a story by John Richardson about the wide price differences charged at various providers for the same health care procedure. The story includes a great […]
Read More →Surprise: ObamaCare will cost more than originally estimated
The Washington Post reports that the 10-year cost of ObamaCare could be $115 billion more than originally estimated (that’s about the price of Greece). That is if Congress spends the […]
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Senate Finance Committee: Skating on Potomac River Ice in the Middle of a “Snowe” Storm
It never ceases to amaze me how the busiest woman in Washington remains so accessible. Just this week alone, I am aware of 8-10 hours of direct Washington senior staff […]
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Maine’s Uninsured Rate Higher than Pre-Dirigo and Second Highest in New England
The U.S. Census Bureau last week released updated information on the number of uninsured people in Maine. Maine’s number of uninsured is now 21,000 higher than pre-Dirigo (2004) and the […]
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Memo to Whitehouse: Snowe is not in the forecast
The email dings started around 10:00 pm, and continued throughout the night as folks throughout Maine sent me the latest report on CNN.com that quotes “sources” who claim, “President Obama […]
Read More →Maine Medicaid to Grow by up to 30,000 Thanks to Federal “Stimulus”?
The $825 billion (and growing) stimulus package working its way through Congress contains a dramatic expansion of Medicaid, which entitles anyone laid off and receiving unemployment, regardless of income or […]
Read More →1 in 9 Privately Insured Have an HSA
According to a new survey by United Benefit Advisors Inc, an employee benefit advisory company, enrollment in Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) has almost doubled in the past year. Now 11% of those […]
Read More →Maine’s Real Uninsured Rate – Less Than 1 Person in 20
The National Center for Health Statistics released a report last month finding that fewer than 1 person in 20 in Maine has been uninsured for more than a year (half the […]
Read More →DHHS Learning from Enron’s Accountants?
The Bangor Daily News reported that the Maine Department of Health and Human Services has delayed $39.6 million in Medicaid claims one week to push the transaction into the 2009 fiscal […]
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