A Conservative Correction
by Jason A. Fortin Recent primary election results from North Carolina and Pennsylvania indicate that there is a new pachyderm hunting season. Moderate Republicans are the target, and to date, […]
Read More →Why I’m Here in the First Place!
Scott K Fish’s intro entry on the MHPC blog…. Back Roads/Maine Places by Scott K Fish Heard the news? The Portland Press Herald is reporting a York County building boom. […]
Read More →Forgotten Budgeting Basics
by Jason A. Fortin In our personal lives, the question of “how much is enough
Read More →Beyond the Supplemental Budget: What About State Debt, Per Capita Tax Burden, Future Reserves, and the Structural Gap?
Read the full report | Once again the legislature is busy spending the “surplus” that arrives miraculously each year sometime after Christmas, but before the sap flows from Maine’s maple […]
Read More →The Savings Offset Payment: Dirigo Health’s Questionable Funding Strategy
Read the full report | The most politically-charged aspect of the Dirigo Health initiative is the funding mechanism called the Savings Offset Payment (SOP) tax. The funding mechanism is initiated […]
Read More →Finding a Solution to the Business Equipment: Tax Just Repeal the Tax.
Read the full report | The Business Equipment Tax (BET) is a bad tax because it is aimed at the very creator of economic growth—business capital formation. Investing in business […]
Read More →Eight Challenges for Dirigo Health in 2006
Read the full report | When Dirigo Health was introduced in May 2003, supporters promised that this health reform initiative would accomplish three important objectives: eliminate all 130,000 uninsured Maine […]
Read More →Buyer Beware! Considerations for Small Businesses Examining Governor Baldacci’s DirigoChoice Health Plan
Read the full report | ON JANUARY 3, 2005 Governor John Baldacci announced disappointing results for the first three months of DirigoChoice sales. Enrollments are far below original projections, and employer […]
Read More →Some Interesting Facts About Health Savings Accounts
Read the full report | Health Savings Accounts are tax-advantaged saving accounts for those with high deductible policies ($1,000+ deductible for individuals or $2,000+ for families). These accounts help individuals […]
Read More →Dirigo Health: Higher Costs, Reduced Benefits
Read the full report | FACT Only 20% of all insured US households will consume more than $2,000 in healthcare per year. Dirigo’s Family Premium is $10,300 a year with […]
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