All posts tagged "Affordable Care Act"
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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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Medicaid expansion is here. Now what?
For the second time in 17 years, Maine has expanded Medicaid. Governor Mills...
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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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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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Democrats delay the tough decisions until after the November election
As the legislative session enters its last weeks, Democrats are sitting on their...
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Tell the Legislature to put their Medicaid Expansion funding plan in writing
It’s been 100 days since voters passed the referendum to expand Medicaid. So...
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Funding Medicaid expansion requires tough choices to avoid the pitfalls of the past
I have laid out four basic principles to guide the Legislature’s decision on...
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We must not be fiscally irresponsible in implementing Medicaid expansion
It took a lot of work to balance Maine’s budget, bring fiscal responsibility...
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Congress must delay health insurance tax
Leaders in Washington are seeking ways to stabilize the health care system and...
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Maine can learn from Ohio’s Medicaid expansion mistake
I had the privilege of spending some time in your state earlier this...
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Maine cannot afford another Medicaid expansion
Maine voters will decide tomorrow at the ballot box whether to expand Medicaid...
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Question 2 supporters accused of pushing ‘unethical’ ads on social media
Lies and deceit continue from the campaign pushing for Medicaid expansion, or Question...
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Important questions regarding our future are on the ballot; make your voice known
Maine needs you to make important decisions that will affect our future. Please...
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Governor LePage issues statement about hospital CEOs pushing for Medicaid expansion
In response to a newsletter put out by Maine Medical Center CEO Richard...
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Medicaid expansion is ruining budgets in other states, just like it did in Maine
The Maine people are being told that if Medicaid is not expanded, children...
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Taxpayers should not pay to give ‘free’ healthcare for able-bodied adults
Special-interest groups are using the ballot box to push initiatives that are bad...
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Voters need to weigh the consequences of Medicaid expansion
When it comes to Medicaid expansion, at one time, Maine was ahead of...
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Maine DHHS analysis of the MaineCare expansion debate
Despite being rejected five times previously, once again, a push to expand MaineCare—the...
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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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Senator Collins killed reforms to ObamaCare
Maine’s senior senator in Washington, D.C. single-handedly killed the chance to reform ObamaCare...
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You must act now to save the American health care system
If we are going to save the American healthcare system, we need your...
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Empty promises of Medicaid expansion not worth the price tag
This November, Mainers will be asked a familiar question: should our State expand...
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Democratic Secretary of State gift wraps ballot language for supporters of Question 2
After accepting feedback from Maine citizens throughout a 30-day public comment period, Democratic...
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Proponents of Medicaid expansion find themselves in a rhetorical conundrum
Medicaid: Is it welfare or insurance? Those who have actually read the legal...
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Making promises is easy if you don’t live in the real world
It’s easy for politicians in Washington, D.C. to make promises to the people,...
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Medicaid Expansion: Taxpayer-funded health care for adults and noncitizens
It’s imperative that government spends public funds in the best interest of its...
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Cost overruns a certainty with Medicaid expansion
The Office of Fiscal and Program Review released the fiscal note for the...
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Maine’s dysfunctional experiment with Medicaid expansion
This November, Maine voters will be asked whether they want to expand Medicaid...
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Medicaid expansion jeopardizes services for the truly needy
Proponents of Medicaid expansion often assert that expansion insures more people and leads...
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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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Reject Medicaid Expansion
The Maine Heritage Policy Center (MHPC) released its newest original research report, Reject...
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Medicaid expansion will not end Maine’s opioid epidemic
Dedicating more public funds to a government program is not a measure of...
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Expanding Medicaid means more taxes for working Mainers
Health care is perhaps the most complex and contentious issue being debated throughout...
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Let’s End the National Nightmare of ObamaCare
Let’s set the record straight on a lot of the propaganda you are...
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Maine’s Obamacare Success Story Falters
Community Health Options, a Lewiston based health insurance co-op has announced that it will suspend...
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New Study: Obamacare Fails to Meet Expectations
According to a new study put out by the Mercatus Center, the Affordable...
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Maine Takes Sides in Obamacare Supreme Court Case
Maine seems to have taken a side in the U.S. Supreme Court case...
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Frary: Obamacare in Maine
“RE: Changes to the 2014 Verso Health Benefits Program,” a memo sent to...
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Feds release first round of Maine's Obamacare "navigators"
Two non-profit groups will receive federal grants totaling more than $500,000 under the...
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Two years of Medicaid expansion would cost Mainers $40 million
AUGUSTA – Expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act – also known as...
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Obamacare Architect: "Train Wreck" Ahead
U.S. Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) said Wednesday the Affordable Care Act – also...
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5 Medicaid Expansion Myths Debunked
Myth #1: The Medicaid Expansion is largely funded by free federal money...
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Maine GOP Points Up Dangers, Unforeseen Consequences of MaineCare Expansion
AUGUSTA – Members of the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services...
