Taxes and Budget

Maine GOP proposes cuts to health care, housing, college aid, and paid leave

In a series of votes last Tuesday, Republicans in Maine’s House and Senate didn’t just block an urgent supplemental budget measure to ensure health care providers get […]

James Myall

Posted February 20, 2025

Tags Budget, Education, Higher Education, Medicaid, Paid Family and Medical Leave, Revenue

Health Care, Taxes and Budget

GOP lawmakers threaten Medicaid funding, putting rural hospitals at risk

At a glance: Some Maine lawmakers are blocking a budget they previously supported, delaying funds needed for hospitals and health care providers Many hospitals, especially in rural […]

James Myall

Posted February 10, 2025

Tags Budget, Health Care, Medicaid

Taxes and Budget

Maine can’t afford Trump’s dangerous plans to gut Medicaid

If the election taught us anything, it’s that the cost of living is way too high. So why are we hearing about cuts that would make health […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted December 20, 2024

Tags Budget, Medicaid, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Health Care

Wednesday Sit-Down: Changes to Medicaid looming

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to discuss upcoming changes to Medicaid. Click […]

WGME

Posted December 11, 2024

Tags Federal, Medicaid, Wednesday Sit Down

Health Care

Trump plans risk health coverage for Mainers and would cost the state millions

At a glance: Plans to cut Medicaid include ending its expansion under the Affordable Care Act, reducing federal funding, introducing block grants (a fixed amount of money), […]

James Myall

Posted December 6, 2024

Tags Affordable Care Act, Health Care, Medicaid, Trump Tax Cuts

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

Health Care, Taxes and Budget

Campaign to extend MaineCare coverage to all eligible noncitizens vows to fight on

“Maine should be a place where all of us, regardless of background or origin, can get health care when we need it. Unfortunately, this week the Maine […]

Beacon

Posted June 28, 2023

Tags Health Care, Immigration, Medicaid

Health Care, Taxes and Budget

Bill to extend MaineCare coverage to noncitizens wins support in Maine House

Groups supporting the proposal include Maine Equal Justice, Maine Center for Economic Policy, Presente! Maine, Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault, the ACLU of Maine, American Cancer Society […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted June 26, 2023

Tags Health Care, Immigration, Medicaid

Taxes and Budget

New year, new budgets, new ways to put working families first

In passing the 2023 budget plan, our representatives in Congress took an important step in providing the kinds of tools Maine working families said they need, including […]

MECEP

Posted January 5, 2023

Tags Budget, Child Tax Credit, Children, Education, Federal, Higher Education, Housing, Medicaid, Wages

Health Care

MaineCare Expansion at 4: Greater Care, Healthier Hospitals, Stronger Economy

On January 3, 2019, Governor Janet Mills signed her first executive order, implementing the expansion of MaineCare, Maine’s Medicaid program, which had been approved by voters in […]

James Myall

Posted January 3, 2023

Tags Health Care, Immigration, Medicaid

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Maine GOP proposes cuts to health care, housing, college aid, and paid leave

GOP lawmakers threaten Medicaid funding, putting rural hospitals at risk

Maine can’t afford Trump’s dangerous plans to gut Medicaid

Wednesday Sit-Down: Changes to Medicaid looming

Trump plans risk health coverage for Mainers and would cost the state millions

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

Campaign to extend MaineCare coverage to all eligible noncitizens vows to fight on

Bill to extend MaineCare coverage to noncitizens wins support in Maine House

New year, new budgets, new ways to put working families first

MaineCare Expansion at 4: Greater Care, Healthier Hospitals, Stronger Economy