MECEP Op-Ed in the Press Herald: Expanding Medicaid will help Maine hospitals, health centers and the economy

Opponents of Medicaid expansion have no new arguments to offer, so they are resorting to fighting over the past. The evidence is overwhelmingly in favor of Medicaid […]

In Maine, higher education tuition hikes and reduced quality threaten economic future 

The Maine Center for Economic Policy’s (MECEP) analysis of a report released by the Center for Budget Policy and Priorities (CBPP) reveals that Maine students at four-year public […]

How MaineCare Cuts Pushed Mainers and Maine Hospitals to the Financial Brink 

Maine’s hospitals can’t afford any more delays in accepting the federal offer to pay 90% of the costs associated with expanding eligibility to MaineCare. Medicaid expansion is necessary […]

A New Great Depression in Rural Maine

New data released by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis provide more evidence of Maine’s lackluster economy, and the failure of policies pursued by Governor LePage and his […]

A New Great Depression in Rural Maine  

New data released by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis provide more evidence of Maine’s lackluster economy, and the failure of policies pursued by Governor LePage and his […]

Maine's Rural Counties Will Benefit Most From Medicaid Expansion

PRESS RELEASE: Health care repeal has already been debated and the research is a resounding "NO!"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  July 25, 2017    CONTACT:  James Myall  Phone: (207) 620-1103  Email: jmyall@mecep.org   Health care repeal has already been debated and the research is a […]

Despite Latest Revisions, Senate GOP Health Care Proposals Would Still Gut MaineCare

On Thursday, US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell laid out the Republican’s latest plan to take health care away from thousands of Mainers. MECEP’s analysis shows the proposals to cap Medicaid costs, in particular, would pose big problems for the state budget.

MaineCare is Failing to Tackle Maine’s Opioid Crisis. Voters Have a Chance to Fix That.

Across the United States, Medicaid is playing a crucial role in responding to the fight against the opioid crisis—except in Maine—where one person per day is dying […]

Senate GOP Health Care Bill’s Effects Would be Felt in Every Corner of Maine

US Senate Republicans are still pushing to pass their latest version of a repeal of the Affordable Care Act, despite analysis from the Congressional Budget Office and others that shows that […]