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 →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 →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 →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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