Want to help the poor? Reform Maine’s health care system
How the Free Market Can Make Health Care More Affordable For Everyone One of the primary burdens poor Mainers confront is the constant struggle to remain healthy. Unable to afford […]
Read More →Release: MHPC On The Latest ACA Federal Court Rulings On Obamacare Subsidies
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 22, 2014 Joel Allumbaugh, Director of MHPC’s Center for Health Reform Inititiaves released the following statement on Tuesday in regard to the latest ACA federal court […]
Read More →Welfare reform can happen, but policymakers in Augusta need to hear from you
Earlier this year, The Maine Heritage Policy Center released a several-month long investigation into the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) cash welfare program. Our investigation found Maine EBT cards […]
Read More →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 →Advisory: Reforms, Improvements and Concerns About Maine’s Medicaid Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 19, 2013 PORTLAND, Maine – Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner, Mary Mayhew, will join The Maine Heritage Policy Center to discuss the challenges of […]
Read More →Obamacare Update: Employers Gain Ground
Employers experienced an important victory this week in the fight against Obamacare. The Obama administration announced that the employer requirement to offer health insurance that meets new federal standards or […]
Read More →Case Study #3: Cost of Obamacare could force retail operation out of business
The last of three cases studies on how Obamacare will affect real Maine businesses shows that the staggering increase in health insurance costs could actually force a retail operation into […]
Read More →Case Study #2: Maine blueberry farm would pay $184,000 more a year under Obamacare
Paying Obamacare penalties would be less expensive than providing health insurance A case study from a blueberry farming operation in Maine shows that providing health insurance benefits under Obamacare would […]
Read More →Obamacare’s Negative Impact on Business – Case Study #1
Introduction Obamacare is, first and foremost, an affront to liberty-loving Americans who cherish their Constitutional right to determine their own healthcare.[i] Obamacare puts liberty on the back burner in pursuit […]
Read More →Case Study #1: Maine business would pay $30,000 more a year under Obamacare
Paying Obamacare penalties would be less expensive than providing health insurance A case study from a real business in Maine, a commercial concrete business serving the construction industry, shows that […]
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