More evidence that accepting federal funds to expand health care is the right...
A new study finds that Romneycare – the Massachusetts health insurance program that was used as a model for the Affordable Care Act – has prevented 230 deaths a year since it began in 2006. Since this...
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Employer Mandate: Theory, practice and those pesky federal deficits . . .
Mitchell Stein The Urban Institute (UI) recently released a new analysis of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) employer mandate (Why Not Just Eliminate the Employer Mandate?) and what the impact would be...
View ArticleEverything comes with a cost: the perilous (and unnecessary) fate of the...
Despite the historic opportunity offered by the federal funds available to expand Medicaid to cover Maine’s uninsured, millions of dollars earmarked for our state have been lost – more than $143...
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Percy Spencer’s Candy Bar: Health Care Reform and the Innovation Economy
Yesterday, my scientist brother promised my eight-year-old son a new Hot Wheels car if he could research and explain how the microwave cooked his lunch. My son vanished upstairs and came back...
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Maine’s bankrupt health policy
This year, 1,300 Mainers will be saddled with catastrophic health costs. Here’s how it could have been avoided – while creating thousands of jobs and boosting state GDP. Yesterday, the White House...
View ArticleFederal Court Decisions Could Impact Mainers’ Healthcare in Future
For the moment, people who have affordable coverage as a result of tax subsidies—including an estimated 39,000 Mainers—have nothing to fear. But two federal appellate court decisions have set the stage...
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A Divide and Conquer Strategy that Risks the Health of Maine’s Seniors and...
The classic “divide and conquer” strategy, often attributed to cunning Julius Caesar, operates on the premise that pitting your adversaries against each other before you strike is one sure path to...
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Attention: Important Census Data Ahead
Next week the U.S. Census Bureau will have two major releases that will provide researchers, policymakers, the media, and the public with critically important data on poverty, income, and health...
View ArticleHealth Reform is Making History – But Maine is Slipping Behind
History is happening: the percent of Americans without health coverage is the lowest it’s been since the 1990s. Medicare costs are declining – not just slowing – making the program more sustainable in...
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ACA cost saving measures help turn McAllen, Texas from national basket case...
Health reform hasn’t only reduced the rate of uninsured to levels not seen since the 1990s; it also is reducing healthcare costs, which ultimately will make healthcare more affordable for everyone....
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Mounting evidence reinforces the case for accepting federal funds to improve...
James Myall Several recent studies and analyses of the 31 states that have accepted federal money to increase access to health care demonstrate the continued benefits of doing so. The research confirms...
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GOP’s American Health Care Act Would Devastate Health Care in Rural Maine
James Myall New analysis from the national Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) demonstrates that the American Health Care Act (AHCA), as passed by the US House of Representatives, would...
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Here’s a Map: Repealing the ACA’s Individual Mandate Would Leave an...
James Myall US Senate Republicans’ proposal to reduce access to health care in order to pay for additional tax cuts for the wealthy, large corporations, and foreign investors would drive up the cost of...
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Health care for tens of thousands of Mainers under threat; proposed “fix” is...
James Myall Earlier this year, Mainers were justifiably proud of Senator Susan Collins for standing strong in the face of efforts to take health care away from tens of thousands of Mainers....
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Study embraced by Senator Collins actually affirms that her plan will not...
Garrett Martin Earlier this week, Avalere health consulting released a report indicating that two proposals advocated by Senator Collins would reduce health insurance premiums. Senator Collins seized...
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Analysis: Trump’s budget squeezes struggling Mainers to pay for giveaways to...
Sarah Austin The tax bill passed by the Republican-controlled Congress and signed by President Donald Trump in December created a $1.5 trillion hole in the federal budget to create huge windfalls for...
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After eight years, what’s the Affordable Care Act’s record in Maine?
James Myall Today marks the eighth anniversary of The Affordable Care and Patient Protection Act, commonly known as the ACA, which was signed into law March 23, 2010. The law promised to make health...
View ArticleTo protect consumers, Maine must curb junk health insurance plans
Recent policy changes by President Donald Trump’s administration will make it easier for junk insurance plans to flood Maine’s health care market, putting Mainers at risk of higher out-of-pockets costs...
View ArticleNew Census data: Maine’s uninsured rate remained steady in 2018
The share of Mainers who lack health insurance remained steady from 2017 to 1018, according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. More than 100,000 residents — or roughly 8...
View ArticleFive numbers to understand Obamacare’s impact in Maine
As of November 1, Mainers can shop for health care plans through the federal insurance marketplace at healthcare.gov. Consumers have until December 15 to buy a marketplace plan, and coverage will begin...
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