Maine AllCare News

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 »

Our January 2025 Newsletter

January 27, 2025

January 2025 Maine AllCare News Affordable & Comprehensive Healthcare for All Mainers Maine AllCare has unveiled its proposal for the All Maine Health Program (AMHP), outlining a publicly funded health care plan designed to benefit . . . read more »

Avoiding Private Equity Takeover of Maine Hospitals

January 21, 2025

Dr. Geoff Gratwick, former state senator and former board member of Maine AllCare, has formed a work group to study the ways to avoid private equity takeover of hospitals in Maine. His concern about the . . . read more »

Affordable and Comprehensive Healthcare for All Mainers

January 20, 2025

Maine AllCare has unveiled its proposal for the All Maine Health Program (AMHP), outlining a universal, publicly funded health care plan designed to benefit all Maine residents. “Our current health care system is complicated and . . . read more »

Health Care in America: A Crisis of Greed, Inequity and Lost Humanity

December 18, 2024

Universal health care must be considered as a part of the discussion in seeking solutions to our current systemic health care problems An essay by Richard Evans, MD As a physician, I have always believed . . . read more »