One seemingly quiet day, two big education stories
With the legislature finally out of Session, one would think things might quiet down in Augusta, at least on the education front, but today ended up being far more newsworthy […]
Read More →A Series of Unfortunate Events: Dirigo – Maine’s “Public Option” Is a Costly Failure
Read the full report | Passed in 2003, Maine’s Dirigo Health initiative was lauded as the first state-based universal coverage program this decade. Governor John Baldacci promised that Dirigo Health […]
Read More →Maine Medicaid’s skyrocketing costs, higher taxes, underpayment of health providers and perpetual budget shortfalls
Read the full report | As Congress and the Obama administration debate reforms for the nation’s health care system, they would do well to study Maine’s experience with Medicaid. Maine’s […]
Read More →Portsmouth Herald: Baldacci’s Maine school consolidation idea unravels
A couple of weeks ago, the Brunswick Times Record became one of the few major papers to editorialize against the state’s school system consolidation plan. Today, the Portsmouth Herald joins […]
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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