Maine Letters and Opinion

Medicare-for-All Tax Would Be Cheaper for Employers

December 4, 2017

Earlier this year, billionaire investor Warren Buffett observed that “medical costs are the tapeworm of American economic competitiveness.” Volk Packaging Corporation President Derek Volk, in his Nov. 17 letter to the editor, echoes this concern: . . . read more »

Mainers Deserve a Liferaft

November 29, 2017

This essay by Dr. Bill Clark appeared in the November 24, 2017 issue of The Times Record, Brunswick, Maine: http://www.timesrecord.com/news/2017-11-24/Opinion/Mainers_Deserve_a_Liferaft.html Mainers Deserve a Liferaft BY BILL CLARK Maine AllCare is a non-partisan, not-for-profit group that . . . read more »

Maine AllCare works toward universal health care in Pine Tree State

November 25, 2017

NORWAY — Maine AllCare has adopted an “everybody in, nobody out” mantra when it comes to health care coverage in the Pine Tree State and officials reported extensive growth in their organization over the past year. . . . read more »

Op-Ed: The time for universal health care and single-payer is near

October 16, 2017

On October 13, 2017, the Portland Press Herald published an important opinion piece written by Dr. Richard Dillihunt, a retired surgeon and longstanding, staunch advocate for universal health care. He has testified several times at . . . read more »

Newsworthy Articles

August 20, 2017

July 20, 2017 The Medical Profession’s Digital Revolution Is Here By Martin U. Müller, Der Spiegel The health care sector is facing a far-reaching and unpredictable revolution. Smartphones are capable of replacing many devices that . . . read more »

A Health Care System Rent Apart

August 17, 2017

August 16, 2017 By Mark W. Anderson Republicans in Congress failed to fulfill their promise to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), called by them “Obamacare.” (read more) Betsy Braunhut of Deer Isle, pictured on right, . . . read more »

Heidi Brooks sponsors single-payer health care bill for Maine

July 23, 2017

By Steve Collins, Staff Writer May 8, 2017 Lewiston Sun Journal AUGUSTA — As Congress debates the merits of the Affordable Care Act and its potential successor, some lawmakers think the time is ripe to . . . read more »

“It’s the Economics!” – A clear call for universal health care from a Maine small business

November 5, 2016

Editor’s note: The following letter appeared November 18, 2016 in the Bangor Daily News, The Ellsworth American and The Weekly Packet detailing the financial plight of a Blue Hill small business, Lucy’s Granola due to sky high health insurance costs. It . . . read more »