Maine AllCare News

Northern Lights is poised to drop coverage by Anthem, putting the health of Mainers at risk

August 7, 2025

No more networks, no more tinkering: Maine needs fundamental health care system change If Northern Light drops out of Anthem’s coverage network it will be patients who suffer. People who have Anthem Blue Cross Blue . . . read more »

Rep. Ro Khanna and Sen. Ed Markey reintroduce the State-Based Universal Health Care Act

July 18, 2025

Washington, DC – This week, Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17) and Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) reintroduced the State-Based Universal Health Care Act. Understanding the growing need in America for quality healthcare and the unique ability of . . . read more »

Opinion: Maine blew an opportunity to repair its health care system

June 28, 2025

Doctor Daniel Bryant, a member of Maine AllCare’s Policy Committee, reviews the Maine Legislature’s failure to make any progress on healthcare reform during the recent session. In his Op-ed in the Portland Press Herald, he . . . read more »

Spring Newsletter – June 2025

June 12, 2025

Call To Action Contact your Members of Congress to Oppose Medicaid Cuts! The U.S. Senate is now considering the Reconciliation Budget Bill that was passed by the House on a party line vote. Medicaid and . . . read more »

The devastating cuts to healthcare in the ‘big, brutal bill’

June 5, 2025

written by Michael Bacon, Westbrook, Maine The “big, beautiful” budget reconciliation bill that Republicans passed in the House of Representatives last month includes massive cuts in spending on healthcare that, according to the latest estimate . . . read more »

An Amended LD 985 Unanimously Advances out of the Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Committee: does it meet the moment?

May 30, 2025

For Immediate Release, Marie Follayttar, Director of Communications for Maine AllCare “We cannot afford to be reactive when it comes to health care. We must be proactive, especially when the well-being of our citizens is . . . read more »

Maine AllCare applauds Representative Pingree’s co-sponsorship of the re-introduction of Medicare for All in the U.S. House

April 29, 2025

For Immediate Release, April 29, 2025: Today, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Rep. Debbie Dingell, and Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced the Medicare for All Act in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate. Representative Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) is . . . read more »

The latest news from Maine AllCare

March 21, 2025

Maine is facing a health care crisis. Maine hospitals are facing cuts in Medicaid payments. Thousands of Mainers are facing the loss of MaineCare coverage. Thousands more Mainers, including many with health insurance, are facing . . . read more »

A Call to Action for all of our supporters

February 22, 2025

Join us in Augusta to Testify for the All Maine Health Program & more! Despite the proposed constraints in the state budget and the retrenchment in social programs, Maine AllCare believes that Maine must move . . . read more »

It’s time Maine began to ask who should own our hospitals.

February 20, 2025

For Immediate Release by Marie Follaytar, for Maine AllCare Maine can’t afford private equity “investment” in our health care systems Across the country we are encountering a growing healthcare crisis, as the mismanagement of private . . . read more »