Taxes and Budget

MECEP statement on the Governor’s announced budget change package

AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) applauds the governor’s proposed additional funding for behavioral health services as a step toward addressing unmet needs left out of the original budget […]

Posted March 18, 2022

Tags Budget, Health Care, Housing, Property Tax, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Making the most of Maine's historic surplus

When a state’s budget fully invests in its people and communities, everyone benefits. Today, Maine has a surplus and policymakers have an opportunity to improve people’s lives, […]

Sarah Austin

Posted March 1, 2022

Tags Budget, Economic Security, Education, Health Care, Job Quality, Paid Sick Days

Taxes and Budget

Dems looking to add housing, behavioral health funding to budget proposal

Some analysts say that while the direct checks will likely prove popular in an election year, the effects will be short lived. “While $500 can mean a […]

Beacon

Posted February 18, 2022

Tags Budget, Health Care, Housing

Jobs and Income

LePage admits Medicaid expansion ‘good for Maine,’ but still wants cuts to program

James Myall, a policy analyst with Maine Center for Economic Policy, estimates that roughly 86,000 Mainers currently enrolled in MaineCare would be subject to the requirement if […]

Beacon

Posted February 17, 2022

Tags Health Care, Job Quality, Medicaid

Health Care

Letter: Complicated and overpriced health care systems needs overhaul

A single universal system would be simpler and more affordable. Indeed, a study by the Maine Center for Economic Policy in 2019 demonstrated how a state-based healthcare system could […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted December 1, 2021

Tags Health Care, Inequality

Taxes and Budget

Golden votes no as House passes landmark social spending bill

After months of debate, the U.S. House early Friday passed President Joe Biden’s landmark social spending bill, which will invest $1.85 trillion in child care, health care, […]

Beacon

Posted November 19, 2021

Tags Budget, Children, Coronavirus, Federal, Health Care

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

MECEP statement on Build Back Better framework

AUGUSTA, Maine — Garrett Martin, president & CEO at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement on the advancement of President Biden’s Build Back […]

Posted October 28, 2021

Tags Budget, Caregiving, Education, Federal, Health Care, Infrastructure

Health Care

Maine Voices: Legislators must take action to keep prescription drug prices in line

Countless Mainers suffer this economic burden stoically, but others are speaking out. At a recent hearing, some told heart-wrenching stories of struggling to pay for the basic […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted June 10, 2021

Tags Economic Security, Health Care

Health Care

Maine lawmakers must fix the ACA for 34,000 Mainers in the family glitch

All Mainers deserve access to affordable health care. The Affordable Care Act was intended to make this a reality, but tens of thousands of Mainers are excluded […]

MECEP

Posted May 26, 2021

Tags Affordable Care Act, Health Care

Jobs and Income

Lawmakers must reject plan to give corporations free pass to put workers and customer at risk

The Legislature today is considering a bill — LD 1403, “An Act to Protect Maine Businesses, Nonprofits, Educational Institutions and Municipalities during the COVID-19 Pandemic” — that […]

James Myall

Posted May 13, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Health Care, Jobs

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MECEP statement on the Governor’s announced budget change package

Making the most of Maine's historic surplus

Dems looking to add housing, behavioral health funding to budget proposal

LePage admits Medicaid expansion ‘good for Maine,’ but still wants cuts to program

Letter: Complicated and overpriced health care systems needs overhaul

Golden votes no as House passes landmark social spending bill

MECEP statement on Build Back Better framework

Maine Voices: Legislators must take action to keep prescription drug prices in line

Maine lawmakers must fix the ACA for 34,000 Mainers in the family glitch

Lawmakers must reject plan to give corporations free pass to put workers and customer at risk