Save money by reducing administrative overhead On September 4, the Portland Press Herald reported that Northern Light Health will reduce its workforce by 3% in order to save $30 million. There is, however, another way . . . read more »
Maine must act now. Last week Maine’s Insurance Commissioner hosted an open forum with the five insurance companies requesting insurance premium rate increases of 20-30%. Maine people who testified described the rate increases as “catastrophic” . . . read more »
Help us advocate for universal healthcare September 19-21 in the Social and Political Action tent. We’ll cover your fair ticket when you volunteer. Maine’s leaders have a choice: they can cut care and continue with . . . read more »
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 »
Washington, DC – This week, Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17) and Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) reintroduced the State-Based Universal Health Care Act. Legislators from seven states, including Maine State Senator Rachel Talbot Ross, participated in the . . . read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
