Maine AllCare News Archives - Page 2 of 17

November statewide meeting: Notes and recording available

November 20, 2023

Close-up view of a pile of orange pumpkins, including stems.

We held our third statewide meeting on Sunday, November 12, via Zoom. Participants joined from around the state, from Westbrook to Hallowell to Blue Hill. On the agenda: Updates on the Penobscot ballot initiative (spoiler . . . read more »

November 2023 Newsletter

November 10, 2023

Close up of TR Reid, American filmmaker and author, holding a bumper sticker that says Healthcare for Everyone in Maine, Maine AllCare.org, at the Maine Medical Association annual meeting in September 2023.

Maine doctors speak up for publicly funded, universal health care The Maine Medical Association adopted a new policy on health care reform at their annual meeting in Portland in early September, calling for a national . . . read more »

Op-Ed: A chance to send a message on universal health care

October 27, 2023

Person in blue scrubs with a stethoscope around their neck and green gloves on their hands holds a patient's hand, and the words A chance to send a message on universal health care over the image.

David Jolly, a Maine AllCare board member and resident of the small town of Penobscot in Hancock County, is leading a pilot project to put the question of universal health care directly to voters at . . . read more »

Maine Medical Association releases bold policy statement on health care reform

October 25, 2023

Joaquin Falcon, field representative for the American Medical Association, holds a bumper sticker saying Healthcare for Everyone in Maine, MaineAllCare.org, at the Maine Medical Association annual meeting, September 2023.

Big news! Maine doctors speak up for publicly funded, universal health care The Maine Medical Association adopted a new policy on health care reform at their annual meeting in Portland in early September, calling for . . . read more »

Next statewide Maine AllCare meeting moved to November 12

October 12, 2023

Brightly colored autumn leaves of red, orange, yellow, maroon, sage green, close up.

Save the date! Our next statewide Maine AllCare meeting will be Sunday, November 12, 4-5:30 pm over Zoom. We’ll have updates on the Maine Medical Association’s bold new statement on health care reform, the pilot . . . read more »

Good energy and lots of support at Common Ground

October 1, 2023

Small crowd near table with blue, white, and green cloth and large sign in blue and red with white tent wall in background

More than 60,000 people attended the Common Ground Country Fair from September 22–24, and it seemed like most of them came through the Social and Political Action tent! Our table was busy much of the . . . read more »

LTE: Kudos to ME Medical Association’s call for reform

September 29, 2023

The health policy statement – in favor of universal care – shows that the group recognizes the need to put patients’ and caregivers’ interests first. The Maine Medical Association is to be commended for its . . . read more »

Penobscot voters to consider universal health care referendum

September 29, 2023

A handful of small stickers in red, white, and blue that say "I Voted" scattered across a white surface.

In addition to the eight state ballot questions this November, residents of Penobscot will have their own referendum to consider: “Shall the citizens of Penobscot call on the Maine Legislature to create a publicly funded . . . read more »

August Newsletter

August 30, 2023

Sign in reds on white background that says Love It! Improve It! Medicare for All!

What’s the Problem with Medicare Advantage? And why we need Improved Medicare for All The recent news that Martin’s Point, a health care nonprofit based in southern Maine, will pay more than $22 million in . . . read more »

July 2023 Newsletter: Reclaim Medicare, statewide meeting, call for volunteers

July 31, 2023

Graphic with Happy Birthday Medicare! on green background with turquoise, white, and blue balloons and squiggles and the hashtag #ReclaimMedicare

On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed the bill that created Medicare and Medicaid. These programs are not perfect, but for the past five-plus decades, millions of Americans have relied on them for health . . . read more »