Healthcare
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Certificate of Need hurts health outcomes in rural Maine
In Maine, medical providers like hospitals, out-patient facilities and nursing homes must obtain...
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A public option is not the silver bullet for lower costs, greater access
Political campaigns are in full swing and, once again, the debate on health...
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Maine needs to address its medication management crisis
Rural states, including Maine, are facing an impending health care crisis: we are...
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Pediatric medical experts agree: Send kids back to school
These days, in states across the nation, public health officials are discovering more...
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Improving mental health care in Maine could save taxpayer dollars
Within the state of Maine, an ongoing mental health crisis persists even in...
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Nearly 500 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Maine
The number of coronavirus vases in Maine has grown to 499 according to...
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Coronavirus spreads to 12 of 16 Maine counties, 275 confirmed cases statewide
Maine recorded its second and third deaths caused by the coronavirus over the...
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Governor Mills takes emergency action on medical licensing, telehealth
Governor Janet Mills issued an executive order today that eases occupational licensing rules...
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Maine’s certificate of need law could hinder the state’s COVID-19 response efforts
As policymakers and public health officials at the local, state and federal levels...
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Proposed expansion of the Prescription Monitoring Program violates patients’ rights
I am gravely concerned about provisions in LD 2117 which would mandate that...
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Congress should seek a real solution to surprise medical billing
Like many average Americans, health care and its costs are a significant issue....
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Lawmakers to consider ending waiting lists for disabled Mainers
Lawmakers on Maine’s Health and Human Services Committee will hold a public hearing...
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The individual mandate is unconstitutional. What’s next?
On December 18, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit...
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Maine must fund waitlists for people with intellectual disabilities
On October 8, 2019, the Office of Aging and Disability Services (OADS) released...
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Plan for universal health care in Maine calls for massive tax increases
The 129th Maine Legislature’s Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Committee met Monday...
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As 2020 approaches, threat of Health Insurance Tax looms
With the fourth quarter underway, small-business owners in Maine and across the country...
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Childless, able-bodied adults are driving cost and enrollment under Medicaid expansion
Governor Mills’ first move in office was to sign an executive order expanding...
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What does a state-based health insurance exchange mean for Maine?
Last week, Governor Janet Mills announced that Maine will pursue a state-based health...
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Common sense home healthcare reform provides relief for vulnerable Maine families
Governor Janet Mills on Friday, June 28 signed into law LD 84, a...
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Single-payer health care: rationed services, worse outcomes and exorbitant tax increases for all Mainers
For years in the Maine Legislature lawmakers have grappled with countless ideas to...
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Serious problems require serious solutions
Some things aren’t always what they seem. Such is the case in the...
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Medicare for All requires dismantling your private insurance
Health care itself is complicated and so is our health care system, yet...
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Medicaid expansion is here. Now what?
For the second time in 17 years, Maine has expanded Medicaid. Governor Mills...
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Medicaid expansion must be funded responsibly
When I took office, MaineCare was running biennial budget deficits of more than...
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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...
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Power under the guise of doing good
“Next to enjoying ourselves, the next greatest pleasure consists in preventing others from...
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Maine will be restarting our program to lower your health insurance costs
My administration passed a bill to lower health care costs in 2011, but...
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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...
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Medicaid expansion and paying home-care workers must be done in a fiscally responsible manner
Medicaid expansion is the law, and I am committed to implement it. But...
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Medicaid expansion activists will hurt people who need help just to prove a point
Medicaid-expansion advocates plan to bring busloads of able-bodied adults to DHHS offices on July...
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Universal Home Care will create more wait lists
Here we go again. There’s another referendum on the ballot this fall that...
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Senators Collins and King did not put Maine first in ObamaCare debate
Those elected to represent the people of Maine have a responsibility to prioritize...
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Mainers receiving sick robocall: “Don’t Let Them Kill Our Baby!”
As the debate continues to rage in Congress over the final push...
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Maine’s Senators are out of touch on ObamaCare
If Washington insiders were forced to use the failing ObamaCare system, they would...
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Mainers earn the ‘Right to Shop’ for medical services
Due to the hard work and dedication of a number of conservative leaders...
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Direct primary care takes shape in Maine
Maine is one step closer to a manageable, cost-effective health care system that...
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‘Right to Shop’ a win-win for consumers and insurers
Disparities in medical prices in Maine are enormous. If you have insurance through...
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Failed policies inflate healthcare costs in Maine
One of Maine’s most pressing public policy challenges is controlling the cost of...
