Taxes and Budget

Increasing tobacco tax, AI protections among 2025 Maine health priorities

Jess Maurer, executive director of the Maine Council on Aging, and Arthur Phillips, the economic policy analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy, both said they […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted January 2, 2025

Tags Budget, Direct Care Work, Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Commission recommends more caregiving support to address Maine’s persistent gender disparities

Women are more likely to work part-time roles or drop out of the workforce altogether in order to care for family members when such services aren’t available. […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted December 12, 2024

Tags Caregiving, Direct Care Work

Jobs and Income

State of Working Maine 2024: Gains and Gaps in a Strong Economy

Report PDF Summary pdf view stories State of Working Maine 2024 examines Maine’s economy and how it performs for working Mainers, particularly in the post-COVID era. A […]

James Myall

Posted October 23, 2024

Taxes and Budget

New budget projections highlight the need to get serious about raising revenue

Update: Read MECEP’s November 25, 2024 statement on the revised revenue forecast. At a glance: Projected budget shortfalls are nothing new Ultimately lawmakers must work with the […]

James Myall

Posted October 7, 2024

Tags Budget, Direct Care Work, Education, Health Care, K-12 Education, Medicaid, Revenue

Jobs and Income

Speakers at Hallowell conference say uncompetitive pay, high turnover threaten direct care field

According to a Maine Center for Economic Policy study published in June, at least 2,300 more long-term care workers are needed across the state to close the […]

Central Maine Newspapers

Posted September 17, 2024

Tags Direct Care Work, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages

Jobs and Income

Maine Calling: Long-Term Care

In the past decade, dozens of nursing homes in Maine have closed—one of the highest rates in the nation. Families across the state struggle to find safe, […]

Maine Public

Posted August 15, 2024

Tags Direct Care Work, Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Podcast: The ongoing abandonment of older Mainers

Arthur Philips of the Maine Center for Economic Policy joins Cate Blackford to discuss the results of their report on Maine’s direct care workforce. It’s not good. Click […]

Beacon

Posted July 6, 2024

Tags Caregiving, Direct Care Work, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Opinion: DHHS must not bungle home health, direct-care rules

A new study from the Maine Center for Economic Policy estimates the state requires 2,300 more full-time direct-care workers (home health aides and long-term care providers) to meet the […]

Morning Sentinel

Posted June 25, 2024

Tags Caregiving, Direct Care Work, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Mainers are woefully underserved by home and institutional nursing care, report says

The study, published this week, was written by Arthur Phillips, an analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a research and policy organization in Augusta. Thousands […]

MaineBiz

Posted June 20, 2024

Tags Caregiving, Direct Care Work, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Low Pay Behind Staggering Shortfall in Nursing Home, Direct Care Hours in State

The report released Tuesday and produced by the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), in collaboration with the Maine Council on Aging, follows a prior report that […]

Skilled Nursing News

Posted June 20, 2024

Tags Caregiving, Direct Care Work, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs

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Increasing tobacco tax, AI protections among 2025 Maine health priorities

Commission recommends more caregiving support to address Maine’s persistent gender disparities

State of Working Maine 2024: Gains and Gaps in a Strong Economy

New budget projections highlight the need to get serious about raising revenue

Speakers at Hallowell conference say uncompetitive pay, high turnover threaten direct care field

Maine Calling: Long-Term Care

Podcast: The ongoing abandonment of older Mainers

Opinion: DHHS must not bungle home health, direct-care rules

Mainers are woefully underserved by home and institutional nursing care, report says

Low Pay Behind Staggering Shortfall in Nursing Home, Direct Care Hours in State