Maine AllCare News

November 2023 Newsletter

November 10, 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

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

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

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

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 the Maine 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

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

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

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 »

Penobscot Health Care Referendum

July 7, 2023

Cast Your Vote! This November, the following question will appear on the ballot in Penobscot: Shall the citizens of Penobscot call on the Maine Legislature to create a publicly funded healthcare plan that provides every . . . read more »