Economic Danger Signs
The Wall Street Journal this weekend ran a story titled “In New England, a Different Kind of Fall.” The story is primarily about the cooling housing market and its short-term […]
Read More →Make Healthy Choices, Get a Discount on Your Health Insurance – But Not in Maine
Innovation in health insurance products is occuring across the county. Recently, Blue Care Network of Michigan announced a new program to encourage employees to live healthier lifestyles. If employees commit […]
Read More →Personal Income In Maine
Here is a preview of an upcoming MHPC study examining the growth in real per capita personal income in Maine versus the national average.
Read More →HSAs – Proven Effective at Improving Health and Increasing Wealth
UnitedHealth Group just released a three-year study comparing 40,000 individuals with Consumer-Driven Healthcare Plans (CDHPs, like those with Health Savings Accounts), compared to 15,000 with traditional health insurance (PPO, preferred […]
Read More →Democrats touting tax cuts – but not in Maine
By Bill Becker Why is it that most of the rest of the nation (with the exception of New Jersey) understands that tax cuts create growth in the economy and […]
Read More →Taxing Seasonal Residents
A recent Wall Street Journal article titled “Florida Snowbirds Challenge Fairness of Two-Tier Tax
Read More →The Lottery Tax
The Lottery Tax The next installment of the “Hidden Tax/Fee of the Week” is available on the MHPC website. Total Hidden Taxes/Fees to Date: 13
Read More →“Maine Struggling to Revive Ailing Economy”
Recently, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston released a study (pdf) examining the economies of New England. Today, the New York Times ran a story about Maine’s plight titled “Maine […]
Read More →Baloney Season In Full Bloom
Baloney Season In Full Bloom by Scott K Fish Baloney season is in full bloom. Example: the nonstop mixed messages about Governor Baldacci’s Dirigo Health Plan (DHP). Dirigo is the […]
Read More →3 June reports cite Maine’s poor performance
By Bill Becker Any reason that the Maine media is not reporting on any of this information? Multiple papers across the country have been reporting on each of these reports […]
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