Health Care Fix the ACA family coverage “glitch” In the two years since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) took effect, more Americans have health insurance than ever before. In 2013, before the law took effect, […] Marpheen Chann-Berry Posted August 18, 2015 Tags Affordable Care Act, Health Care
Health Care Affordable Care Act has significantly improved Medicare's finances Mark Sullivan Posted August 4, 2015 Tags Affordable Care Act, Health Care
Health Care Medicare: 50 years old and, since health care reform, more fiscally fit You know there’s an election coming when you start hearing politicians claiming that Medicare is on the verge of bankruptcy. And with the first presidential debate scheduled […] Mark Sullivan Posted August 4, 2015 Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care, Medicare
Health Care Medicare at 50 Harry Truman was president when I was born. I was 13 years old on July 30, 1965, when President Lyndon Johnson traveled to Independence, Missouri to sign […] Mark Sullivan Posted July 30, 2015 Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care, Medicare
Health Care The day health care in America changed forever Tomorrow, July 30, is a date of historic firsts. In 1619, the House of Burgesses, America’s first elected governing assembly met for the first time in Virginia, […] Mark Sullivan Posted July 29, 2015 Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care, Medicaid, Medicare
Health Care Mainers win in King v. Burwell The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in King v. Burwell ensures that over 60,000 Mainers, will continue to be able to afford health insurance under the Affordable Care […] Marpheen Chann-Berry Posted June 26, 2015 Tags Affordable Care Act, Health Care
Health Care The results are in: Accepting federal healthcare funds strengthens state finances, creates jobs, and grows state economies “A recent report prepared by Manatt Health Solutions for the Maine Health Access Foundation, projected that accepting federal healthcare funds now would yield $26.7 million in net savings […] Christy Daggett Posted April 30, 2015 Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care, Medicaid
Health Care Health coverage for thousands of working Mainers at risk in Supreme Court case The Supreme Court heard oral arguments recently in the King v. Burwell case, and a lot is riding on the outcome, especially for Maine. The court will […] Christy Daggett Posted March 16, 2015 Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care
Health Care ACA cost saving measures help turn McAllen, Texas from national basket case to bellwether in five years Health reform hasn’t only reduced the rate of uninsured to levels not seen since the 1990s; it also is reducing healthcare costs, which ultimately will make healthcare […] Christy Daggett Posted September 25, 2014 Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care, Medicare
Health Care Health Reform is Making History – But Maine is Slipping Behind History is happening: the percent of Americans without health coverage is the lowest it’s been since the 1990s. Medicare costs are declining – not just slowing – […] Christy Daggett Posted September 22, 2014 Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care, Medicare
