Health Care

Advocates call for incarcerated Mainers to be prioritized in state’s COVID vaccine plan

The issue has also drawn the attention of the state’s Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous and Maine Tribal Populations. James Myall, one of the […]

Beacon

Posted December 14, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Health Care

Health Care

Maine group launches campaign to put universal health care on the ballot

Ryder also pointed to a 2019 study done by the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) that examined how a hypothetical universal health care system would work in the […]

Beacon

Posted November 20, 2020

Tags Health Care

Health Care

What will happen if the Supreme Court strikes down the Affordable Care Act?

Last week, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in California v Texas, a lawsuit backed by 18 state attorneys general and the Trump administration, which asks […]

James Myall

Posted November 18, 2020

Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care, Medicaid, Prescription Drugs

Health Care

Report: 105,000 Mainers could lose health coverage if ACA is struck down

The nation’s highest court will have a 6-3 conservative majority if President Donald Trump’s nominee, 7th U.S. Circuit Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett, is confirmed. Her pending […]

Beacon

Posted October 20, 2020

Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care

Maine’s Economy

New Census data highlights cracks in the economy – even before COVID

New data released Thursday by the US Census Bureau show that many Mainers were already experiencing hardship before the COVID-19 pandemic and revealed the tenuous nature of the economic gains the state enjoyed in […]

James Myall

Posted September 18, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Food Insecurity, Health Care, Poverty, Unemployment

Maine’s Economy

Tracking the economic impact of COVID-19 in Maine

MECEP is monitoring several short-term indicators to track the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on Maine’s economy. Sources for each indicator can be seen in the descriptions below. Indicator 1: COVID-19 cases in Maine […]

James Myall

Posted July 9, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Food Insecurity, Health Care, Housing, Medicaid, Unemployment

Health Care

‘Patients First’ legislation would reduce some health care costs for Mainers

Maine Democrats recently introduced a package of bills to reduce health care costs, curb some of the health care industry’s most egregious billing practices and ensure access to critical lifesaving medicine. The suite of bills known as the “Patients […]

James Myall

Posted March 11, 2020

Tags Health Care

Maine’s Economy

Coronavirus highlights the need for all workers to have paid sick leave

As the United States and the world grapple with the outbreak of the novel form of coronavirus, known as COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control is advising […]

James Myall

Posted March 3, 2020

Tags Health Care, Paid Sick Days

Health Care

Mainers deserve publicly funded health care

A recent study by Maine Center for Economic Policy on behalf of Maine AllCare (available at maineallcare.org) showed that a universal, publicly funded health care system covering every […]

Central Maine Newspapers

Posted January 24, 2020

Tags Health Care

Health Care, Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Portland MLK dinner gives hundreds ‘reality check’ on racial injustice, tribal sovereignty

Outside of slavery, animosity towards Mainers of color assumed other familiar and far-reaching forms. Low wages and disproportionately higher incarceration rates have left people of color empty […]

Beacon

Posted January 21, 2020

Tags Health Care, Inequality, Racial Equity, Wages

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Advocates call for incarcerated Mainers to be prioritized in state’s COVID vaccine plan

Maine group launches campaign to put universal health care on the ballot

What will happen if the Supreme Court strikes down the Affordable Care Act?

Report: 105,000 Mainers could lose health coverage if ACA is struck down

New Census data highlights cracks in the economy – even before COVID

Tracking the economic impact of COVID-19 in Maine

‘Patients First’ legislation would reduce some health care costs for Mainers

Coronavirus highlights the need for all workers to have paid sick leave

Mainers deserve publicly funded health care

Portland MLK dinner gives hundreds ‘reality check’ on racial injustice, tribal sovereignty