Mills & Co Provide Parents No Comfort on Potential COVID Vaccine Mandate for School
On October 20, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), to which Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah is a recent addition, unanimously voted to add COVID-19 vaccines to […]
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What effects did Gov. Mills’ emergency licensing orders have on Maine’s workforce and public health?
In the initial weeks of what would become a 15-month state of emergency, Governor Janet Mills issued a flurry of executive orders to direct the state government’s response to the […]
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How will Maine address its shortage of medical professionals?
Recently, labor shortages have been frequently reported across the nation, including in Maine and the New England region. A story in the Sun Journal on a shortage of psychiatrists in […]
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How Maine’s Certificate of Need law hurts rural health care
In Maine, medical providers like hospitals, out-patient facilities and nursing homes must obtain a Certificate of Need (CON) in order to make significant investments in their offerings. This means that […]
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Expanding Medicaid will Hurt Maine’s Families with Lower Incomes and Fewer Jobs
Many of Maine’s policymakers have already fallen for the siren call of Medicaid expansion as provided for under the provisions of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). At first glance, expanding […]
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Crisis to Cure: Maine’s Health Care Reform Law is Helping Business
Opponents of Maine’s new health care reform law (PL90) erroneously describe the law as “a gift to the insurance companies.”[1] In reality that gift has come in the form of […]
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Why Maine should NOT expand Medicaid under Obamacare
One of the primary goals of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly referred to as Obamacare, is to reduce the number of uninsured residents. One key provision aimed at that […]
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Raising Taxes for DHHS Budget Would Cost Private Sector Jobs
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services is running a serious budget deficit of an estimated $121 million for this year alone. As lawmakers work to decide how to […]
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Historical Perspective: Why LD 1333 – Maine’s New Health Insurance Reform?
On May 17, 2011, Governor Paul LePage signed into law a major health reform package to help contain the spiraling cost of health insurance for all Mainers. Before becoming law, […]
Read More →Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
If success is judged by the reaction of your competitors, The Maine Heritage Policy Center is even more effective than I thought. In a MainePolitics.net blog posted yesterday, Maine People’s […]
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