Governor Mills takes emergency action on medical licensing, telehealth
Governor Janet Mills issued an executive order that eases occupational licensing rules for health professionals and makes telehealth services more accessible for Mainers. Both orders align with the recommendations made to […]
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Could Maine’s PL 90 become the blueprint for new federal health care reform?
A federal judge’s ruling that the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA) — Medicaid expansion, subsidies through the exchanges, Medicare reforms, everything — is unconstitutional shocked the political world last Friday. […]
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Whoever wins, Maine’s next governor needs to address these challenges
After the sounds of boisterous campaign rallies fade and the realities of the job sink in, Maine’s next governor will face a state with serious long-term challenges. The bold policy […]
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New MHPC report details devastating impacts of Question 1
The Maine Heritage Policy Center on Tuesday, Oct. 23 released a new study on the impacts of Question 1, the Universal Home Care (UHC) ballot initiative that Maine voters will […]
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MPA’s Question 1 talking points now refuted by one of their own
The Maine People’s Alliance (MPA) is pushing a ballot initiative – Question 1 – that seeks to establish a 3.8 percent tax on wages and incomes exceeding $128,400 to fund […]
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Inefficient Maine Immunization Program creates barriers to vaccines for children
The Maine Immunization Program (MIP) is publicly funded and provides necessary vaccines to all Maine children under the age of 19 regardless of insurance status. The program relies on Maine doctors […]
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MPA’s ‘Universal Home Care’ initiative does little to help elderly, disabled Mainers
By: Jacob Posik, policy analyst Supporters and volunteers of the Maine People’s Alliance (MPA) were set up at polling booths across the state on Election Day seeking signatures for a […]
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Press Release: Major Healthcare Reform Legislation Passed
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 6, 2017 CONTACT: Matthew Gagnon Chief Executive Officer mgagnon@mainepolicy.org 207.321.2550 Augusta–Last week, a new movement in healthcare scored a major victory. Governor LePage signed LD 1385 […]
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Critique of Maine’s Health Reform Law Misses the Mark
As Maine’s successful reforms to its health insurance market in 2011 continue to fuel the national conversation about ObamaCare repeal and replacement, progressives are desperate to paint those reforms as […]
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Effort to Expand Medicaid at the Ballot Box is Bad for Maine
They’re at it again. Having repeatedly failed to achieve Medicaid expansion through the legislative process, liberals in Maine have succeeded in putting it on the ballot this November. Despite the […]
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