Maine's Rural Counties Will Benefit Most From Medicaid Expansion

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 […]

Republican House and Senate Health Care Plans Jeopardize Access to Essential Preventive Health Care

New MECEP report, Republican House and Senate Health Care Plans Jeopardize Access to Essential Preventive Health Care, analyzes impacts on Maine women and families from the proposed […]

Repealing the Affordable Care Act Puts Maine’s Health Care and Economy at Risk (Full Report)

A new analysis of the House and Senate health care proposals by the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) finds that repealing the ACA in favor of […]

Repealing the Affordable Care Act Puts Maine’s Health Care and Economy at Risk (Executive Summary)

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Testimony in Opposition to Work Requirement for MaineCare (Proposed 1115 Waiver)

The Maine Center for Economic Policy opposes the changes proposed in the waiver because they undermine the basic principles of the Medicaid program, will cause unnecessary hardships […]

Testimony in Support of LD 1159, An Act To Support Healthy Workplaces and Healthy Families by Providing Paid Sick Leave to Certain Employees

Access to paid sick time would be one of the most meaningful changes this committee could make to the lives of working Mainers. Every year, tens of […]

Testimony in Support of LD567 – “An Act To Ensure Timely Expenditure of Federal Funds in the Department of Health and Human Services”

“Our primary reason for supporting this bill is the need for more transparency from the executive branch and the department. We believe Maine needs to do better. […]

Maine kids increasingly lack health insurance, in contrast to children nationwide

MECEP submitted this graphic along with testimony in opposition to Part I of the governor’s proposed budget, LD 390. Click on the graphic for a PDF of the full […]

Healthcare.gov has benefited rural Maine the most

for a PDF of the report which includes this graphic, click here.