Case Study #3: Cost of Obamacare could force retail operation out of business
The last of three cases studies on how Obamacare will affect real Maine businesses shows that the staggering increase in health insurance costs could actually force a retail operation into […]
Read More →Case Study #2: Maine blueberry farm would pay $184,000 more a year under Obamacare
Paying Obamacare penalties would be less expensive than providing health insurance A case study from a blueberry farming operation in Maine shows that providing health insurance benefits under Obamacare would […]
Read More →2012 “Maine Piglet Book” details waste, fraud and abuse of tax dollars
“The book Augusta doesn’t want you to read” shows improvement in some areas, continued waste and abuse in others The Maine Heritage Policy Center released the 2012 Maine Piglet Book […]
Read More →Obamacare’s Negative Impact on Business – Case Study #1
Introduction Obamacare is, first and foremost, an affront to liberty-loving Americans who cherish their Constitutional right to determine their own healthcare.[i] Obamacare puts liberty on the back burner in pursuit […]
Read More →Case Study #1: Maine business would pay $30,000 more a year under Obamacare
Paying Obamacare penalties would be less expensive than providing health insurance A case study from a real business in Maine, a commercial concrete business serving the construction industry, shows that […]
Read More →Updated “Fix the System” Report Shows Continued Welfare Dependency in Maine
Welfare system improved by recent reforms, but more must be done to control welfare dependence An update of The Maine Heritage Policy Center’s “Fix the System” report on Maine’s welfare […]
Read More →The Economic Impact of Maine’s Renewable Portfolio Standard
The state of Maine is a pioneer in passing Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) legislation. First implemented in 1999, the law required that 30 percent of total retail electric sales in […]
Read More →The Fiscal Costs of Maine’s “Demographic Winter”
Countries such as Japan and Russia are already facing annual declines in population, a trend that Demographers have labeled this “Demographic Winter.”[1] A shrinking population will create formidable headwinds for […]
Read More →MHPC: Don’t Expand Maine’s Medicaid Under Obamacare
Expanded Medicaid enrollment increases private insurance rates, burdens taxpayers without reducing number of uninsured PORTLAND – The Maine Heritage Policy Center today released a report saying that Maine should not […]
Read More →Why Maine should NOT expand Medicaid under Obamacare
One of the primary goals of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly referred to as Obamacare, is to reduce the number of uninsured residents. One key provision aimed at that […]
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