Take Action: Oppose Medicaid Expansion in Maine
Many of Maine’s policymakers have fallen for the siren call of ObamaCare’s Medicaid expansion. Fortunately, Maine has held the line on Medicaid expansion so far. However, the 2015 legislative session […]
Read More →Maine Dems: Dirigo “Inspiration” for ObamaCare, Yet Dirigo Spends $10.4k per Uninsured Covered
In case you missed it, former Virginia Governor and current Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Kaine keynoted the Maine Democratic Party’s convention this past weekend. According to a Kennebec Journal […]
Read More →Maine Finds a Health Care Fix Elusive
Read the full story | BAR HARBOR, Me. — When his car repair shop’s health insurance premiums doubled between 2000 and 2002, David White saw the problem as akin to […]
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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 […]
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 →A Series of Unfortunate Events: Maine’s Failed Experiments With Big Government Controlling Health Insurance
Read the full report | As America looks at health care reform, policy makers would be wise to review Maine’s experience with government solutions intended to improve access, lower costs, […]
Read More →Dirigo – More Costly and Less Effective than Ever
Read the full report | In the late evening on April 15th – Tax Day – a slim majority of the Maine Legislature passed a $57 to $72 million tax […]
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 →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 […]
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