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Republicans base their new Obamacare repeal on a Maine program they call a success. Don't believe them.

“People who were young and healthy certainly benefited,” says Garrett Martin, executive director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy. “But small businesses that had older employees […]

Chicago Tribune

Posted April 19, 2017

Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care

Health Care

House GOP Plan Would Make Health Insurance Far Less Affordable for Maine Residents

“The House Republican health plan would drive insurance costs so high that many Maine residents could no longer afford it, especially low-income and older people.” said MECEP Executive […]

Posted March 9, 2017

Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care

Health Care

MECEP Report: ACA Repeal Poses Avoidable, Imminent Harm to Maine

Health coverage for 95,000 Mainers and improvements for businesses, consumers, and providers at risk Augusta, Maine (Friday, January 20, 2017) The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) today released […]

Posted January 20, 2017

Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care

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Healthcare.gov has benefited rural Maine the most

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

Mark Sullivan

Posted January 20, 2017

Tags Affordable Care Act, Health Care

Health Care

The ACA Has Significantly Reduced Annual Insurance Premium Increases for Mainers and Maine Businesses

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

Mark Sullivan

Posted January 20, 2017

Tags Affordable Care Act, Health Care

Health Care

Affordable Care Act Repeal Would be a Disaster for Maine (executive summary)

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides tens of thousands of Mainers with affordable health care for the first time. Repeal of the ACA would plunge young adults, […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted January 19, 2017

Tags Affordable Care Act, Health Care

Health Care

Affordable Care Act Repeal Would be a Disaster for Maine (full report)

Since 2010, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has helped provide health care for thousands of Mainers, created jobs in the health care sector, reduced uncompensated care costs […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted January 19, 2017

Tags Affordable Care Act, Health Care

Health Care

Latest US Census Data for Maine: Negligible Progress, More Work Needed

Marginal improvements in income and poverty rates; progress in health care attributable to the Affordable Care Act Augusta, Maine (Thursday, September 15, 2016) State-level data for Maine released today […]

Posted September 15, 2016

Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care

Health Care

New Census Data: Modest Improvements in Health Insurance Coverage in Maine Conceal Greater Concerns

Tens of thousands of Mainers remain unnecessarily without coverage Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, September 13, 2016) New Census Bureau data released Tuesday show modest improvements in health insurance coverage […]

Posted September 13, 2016

Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care

Health Care

New Census Data Reveal Maine Is the Only State that Has Not Experienced an Increase in the Percentage of People with Health Insurance since ACA Passage

Maine has fallen from 10th to 24th in the nation for the percentage of people with health coverage since 2010 for a PDF of this release as […]

Posted September 16, 2015

Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care

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Republicans base their new Obamacare repeal on a Maine program they call a success. Don't believe them.

House GOP Plan Would Make Health Insurance Far Less Affordable for Maine Residents

MECEP Report: ACA Repeal Poses Avoidable, Imminent Harm to Maine

Healthcare.gov has benefited rural Maine the most

The ACA Has Significantly Reduced Annual Insurance Premium Increases for Mainers and Maine Businesses

Affordable Care Act Repeal Would be a Disaster for Maine (executive summary)

Affordable Care Act Repeal Would be a Disaster for Maine (full report)

Latest US Census Data for Maine: Negligible Progress, More Work Needed

New Census Data: Modest Improvements in Health Insurance Coverage in Maine Conceal Greater Concerns

New Census Data Reveal Maine Is the Only State that Has Not Experienced an Increase in the Percentage of People with Health Insurance since ACA Passage