Health Care

Groups Challenge LePage’s Claim That Maine Will Get More Money Under GOP Health Bill

The Maine Center for Economic Policy issued a statement Friday saying it estimates Maine would lose $1 billion under the proposal, and that more than 160,000 Mainers stand to lose health coverage.

Maine Public

Posted September 23, 2017

Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care

Health Care

Statement: LePage claim that Graham-Cassidy bill would mean more federal funding for Maine is misleading

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 22, 2017 CONTACT: Marpheen Chann mchann@mecep.org (207)620-1128 LePage claim that Graham-Cassidy bill would mean more federal funding for Maine is misleading AUGUSTA, MAINE (September […]

Posted September 22, 2017

Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care

Maine’s Economy

MECEP talks SOWM 2017 on The Pulse with Don Cookson

MECEP’s executive director Garrett Martin called in to talk about MECEP’s new report: “The State of Working Maine 2017”.

WZON

Posted September 21, 2017

Tags Economy

Maine’s Economy

MECEP talks SOWM 2017 on the George Hale Ric Tyler Show

MECEP policy analyst James Myall was recently featured on the George Hale Ric Tyler Show to talk about the Maine Center for Economic Policy’s (MECEP) State of […]

WVOM

Posted September 20, 2017

Tags Economy

Health Care

Amy Fried: Everyone benefits from Medicaid expansion

In most of our counties, hospitals are the biggest employers. However, as noted in an analysis by the Maine Center for Economic Policy, hospitals have been hurt by not expanding Medicaid, called MaineCare. In recent years, Maine hospitals have been admitting fewer people with Medicaid and the number without any insurance has increased.

Bangor Daily News

Posted September 19, 2017

Tags Health Care, Medicaid

Maine’s Economy

MECEP Report: State lawmakers must chart a different course to overcome Maine's "elusive" economic recovery

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 19, 2017 CONTACT: Marpheen Chann mchann@mecep.org (207) 620-1128 MECEP Report: State lawmakers must chart a different course to overcome Maine’s “elusive” economic recovery […]

Posted September 19, 2017

Tags Economy

Health Care

MECEP Op-Ed in the BDN: The Republican assault on the Affordable Care Act is not over

Health care accounts for one-sixth of our country’s economy. But more than that, it is desperately important to the mother with a sick child, an adult caring for […]

Posted September 12, 2017

Tags Affordable Care Act, Health Care

Maine’s Economy

MECEP Matters, August 2017

In this issue: What you need to know about Medicaid Expansion Op-Ed: Maine consumers may lose their right to challenge big banks unfair lending practices Pine Tree […]

Posted September 1, 2017

Tags Economy

Health Care

BREAKING: New Effort to Repeal ACA, Same Results; Millions Would Lose Health Care Coverage

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 24, 2017 CONTACT: Ann Woloson (207) 458-0416 awoloson@mejp.org James Myall (207) 620-1103 jmyall@mecep.org New Effort to Repeal ACA, Same Results; Millions […]

Posted August 24, 2017

Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care

Taxes and Budget

BREAKING: Maine millionaires primary recipients of proposed Trump tax breaks

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 17, 2017 CONTACT: Sarah Austin saustin@mecep.org (207) 620-1104 Maine millionaires primary recipients of proposed Trump tax breaks Proposed tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires threaten basic education and health services […]

Posted August 17, 2017

Tags Federal, Tax Fairness, Taxes, TCJA

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Groups Challenge LePage’s Claim That Maine Will Get More Money Under GOP Health Bill

Statement: LePage claim that Graham-Cassidy bill would mean more federal funding for Maine is misleading

MECEP talks SOWM 2017 on The Pulse with Don Cookson

MECEP talks SOWM 2017 on the George Hale Ric Tyler Show

Amy Fried: Everyone benefits from Medicaid expansion

MECEP Report: State lawmakers must chart a different course to overcome Maine's "elusive" economic recovery

MECEP Op-Ed in the BDN: The Republican assault on the Affordable Care Act is not over

MECEP Matters, August 2017

BREAKING: New Effort to Repeal ACA, Same Results; Millions Would Lose Health Care Coverage

BREAKING: Maine millionaires primary recipients of proposed Trump tax breaks