Last week, Governor Janet Mills announced that Maine will pursue a state-based health insurance marketplace using the federal IT platform…
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Governor Janet Mills on Friday, June 28 signed into law LD 84, a bill sponsored by Rep. Patrick Corey of…
For years in the Maine Legislature lawmakers have grappled with countless ideas to expand access to affordable health care services.…
Some things aren’t always what they seem. Such is the case in the state legislature with many well-meaning bill titles,…
Health care itself is complicated and so is our health care system, yet it remains the envy of the world. People…
For the second time in 17 years, Maine has expanded Medicaid. Governor Mills has directed DHHS to take swift action…
When I took office, MaineCare was running biennial budget deficits of more than $200 million, and our state owed the…
A federal judge’s ruling that the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA) — Medicaid expansion, subsidies through the exchanges, Medicare reforms,…
“Next to enjoying ourselves, the next greatest pleasure consists in preventing others from enjoying themselves…love of power does far more…
My administration passed a bill to lower health care costs in 2011, but Obamacare halted it in its tracks. The…
The Maine Immunization Program (MIP) is publicly funded and provides necessary vaccines to all Maine children under the age of…
Medicaid expansion is the law, and I am committed to implement it. But I am forced to veto LD 837.…
Medicaid-expansion advocates plan to bring busloads of able-bodied adults to DHHS offices on July 2 to enroll in MaineCare. But the Legislature…
Here we go again. There’s another referendum on the ballot this fall that sounds too good to be true. Trust…
Those elected to represent the people of Maine have a responsibility to prioritize the needs of our state. But Maine’s…
As the debate continues to rage in Congress over the final push to repeal and replace Obamacare, Maine has…
If Washington insiders were forced to use the failing ObamaCare system, they would think twice about the gridlock they are…
Due to the hard work and dedication of a number of conservative leaders across the state, Maine recently enacted a…
Maine is one step closer to a manageable, cost-effective health care system that enhances choice and access to services. Gov.…
Disparities in medical prices in Maine are enormous. If you have insurance through Anthem, for instance, the cost of a…
One of Maine’s most pressing public policy challenges is controlling the cost of healthcare. In 2009, the most recent year…