Health Care Maine businesses brace for impact of government shutdown Garrett Martin, president and CEO of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said he is mainly worried about the shutdown’s impact on health insurance premiums. “There’s no question […] MaineBiz Posted October 1, 2025 Tags Federal, Health Care
Health Care, Taxes and Budget MECEP statement on government shutdown “As the funding deadline nears, any deal must protect health care. Without action, millions will see premiums spike or lose coverage altogether. For example, a 45-year-old Mainer making $62,000 a […] Posted October 1, 2025 Tags Budget, Economic Security, Health Care
Health Care Wednesday Sit-Down: The state of health care access in Maine In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to talk about the state of health care. […] WGME Posted September 22, 2025 Tags Health Care, Wednesday Sit Down
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget MECEP statement on story behind new census data “Regardless what today’s census numbers show, the reality is this: with the big, ugly Republican megabill, President Trump just passed the largest cuts to food assistance and […] Posted September 8, 2025 Tags Budget, Child Tax Credit, Education, Federal, Health Care, Housing, Paid Family and Medical Leave, Tax Fairness, Taxes
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
