Health Care Work requirements would strip MaineCare from thousands. Who are they? “The work requirements make it harder for people to stay engaged in the workforce,” said James Myall, an economic policy analyst for the Maine Center for Economic […] Portland Press Herald Posted August 13, 2025 Tags Budget, Federal, Health Care, Medicaid
Health Care, Taxes and Budget Maine group warns against Pres. Trump's cuts to Medicaid Nearly 400,000 Mainers are enrolled in MaineCare, the state’s version of Medicaid, according to the Maine Center for Economic Policy. Click here to read the full story, […] Fox 23 Posted July 31, 2025 Tags Budget, Federal, Health Care, Medicaid, Medicare
Health Care, Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Legislative Rundown: First regular session of the 132nd Co-authored by James Myall, Arthur Phillips & Maura Pillsbury In the first half of 2025, MECEP presented 110 pieces of testimony before the Maine Legislature that affect […] MECEP Posted July 30, 2025 Tags Appropriations Committee, Budget, Caregiving, Child Care, Consumer Protection, Corporate Power, Direct Care Work, Economic Security, Farmworkers, Health Care, Housing, Immigration, Income Tax, Incomes, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Health Care, Taxes and Budget Medicaid cuts could cost Maine hospitals $66 million a year, report finds Families USA also identified Cary Medical Center in Caribou and Calais Community Hospital as at risk because the cuts to Medicaid are expected to lower their operating […] Maine Morning Star Posted July 18, 2025 Tags Budget, Federal, Health Care, Medicaid
Health Care, Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget How Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” further enriches the rich and immiserates the poor On July 4, President Trump signed into law the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) after passage in the Senate and the US House of Representatives. It […] James Myall Posted July 8, 2025 Tags Budget, Child Tax Credit, Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Health Care, Immigration, Inequality, Jobs, Medicaid, Racial Equity, SNAP, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts
Health Care, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget MECEP Statement on Passage of Senate Budget Reconciliation Bill July 1, 2025 Make no mistake: the reconciliation bill that squeaked through the Senate today is a five-alarm fire for Maine’s working families. We’re staring at the […] Posted July 1, 2025 Tags Affordable Care Act, Angus King, Budget, Debt Ceiling, Federal, Health Care, Medicaid, SNAP, Susan Collins, Tax Breaks, Taxes, TCJA, Trump Tax Cuts
Health Care Rural Maine can’t afford hospital losses that Republican reconciliation bill would bring If Republicans in Congress pass their reconciliation bill, rural Mainers might soon have to drive hours just to see a doctor, or call 911 and pray the […] Bangor Daily News Posted June 26, 2025 Tags Economic Security, Federal, Health Care, Trump Tax Cuts
Maine’s Economy New federal bill threatens immigrants and Maine’s progress Immigrants are vital to Maine’s communities and economy. They work in health care, agriculture, hospitality, and education. They raise families, pay taxes, and help counter our state’s […] Megan Michaud Posted June 18, 2025 Tags Child Tax Credit, Economic Security, Economy, Food Insecurity, Health Care, Immigration, Racial Equity, SNAP, Trump Tax Cuts
Health Care Federal budget plan puts Maine’s rural hospitals at grave risk, reports show More than 300 rural hospitals nationwide, including four in Maine, could close if the federal budget includes proposed deep cuts to Medicaid, according to two new analyses […] James Myall Posted June 18, 2025 Tags Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Health Care, Medicaid, Trump Tax Cuts
Taxes and Budget Final part 2 budget rejects many cuts and makes investments — but lawmakers still have to address long term revenue needs Status as of 12:00 P.M, June 19. Maine’s legislature passed the second part of the biennial budget on Wednesday, following the recommendations of the majority of members […] MECEP Posted June 13, 2025 Tags Budget, Child Care, Children, Direct Care Work, Education, Health Care, Higher Education, Medicaid, SNAP
