“As the funding deadline nears, any deal must protect health care. Without action, millions will see premiums spike or lose coverage altogether. For example, a 45-year-old Mainer making $62,000 a year will see coverage costs increase by $2,133 without extension of the premium tax credits. We have made so much progress on health care coverage and affordable access. We should not be moving backwards. Mainers want more affordable care, not less.” — Garrett Martin, MECEP President & CEO