Maine AllCare News

Town Resolves

April 4, 2021

Town resolves ask for “an equitable health plan that provides every Maine resident with comprehensive medical care from birth to death” Here are the communities that have passed healthcare resolutions so far. Although the language . . . read more »

Maine AllCare is about much more than who pays the bills

March 15, 2021

We have lost one of the most prominent champions of our cause, Dr. Bernard Lown, but we will continue working to fulfill his vision of quality, affordable healthcare for all and restoring the art of . . . read more »

February News

February 20, 2021

Caste and Healthcare in America “Race, in the United States, is the visible agent of the unseen force of caste. Caste is the bones, race the skin.” In her 2020 book Caste: The Origins of . . . read more »

Brooklin passes Town Resolve in support of healthcare for every Maine resident

January 25, 2021

Press Release January 25, 2021 Contact: Caryl Heaton caryl@maineallcare.org  (201) 207-1693 or Joe Lendvai jlendvai@maineallcare.org (207) 844-9188 On January 19, 2021, Brooklin joined a growing number of cities and towns in Maine to pass a . . . read more »

January 2021 News: GoFundMe Is Not a Healthcare System

January 17, 2021

Most likely you’ve seen pleas for financial help with medical expenses on sites like GoFundMe–maybe you’ve donated, or started a fundraising campaign yourself. In a way they’re the online equivalent of the jars on the . . . read more »

December 2020 News: Getting Universal Healthcare on the Ballot

December 15, 2020

Maine AllCare recently announced the formation of Maine Healthcare Action, a 501(c)4 organization focused on getting universal healthcare on the ballot in Maine. Maine Healthcare Action has launched a campaign to get an initiative on . . . read more »

Speaking up for the people: Orono town council passes resolution for universal healthcare

December 12, 2020

Kathryn Bourgoin, MD, began her presentation to the Orono town council for a resolution in support of universal healthcare with a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice . . . read more »

Maine AllCare announces campaign to put universal healthcare on the ballot

November 20, 2020

Today’s issue of the Maine Beacon discusses the launch of the universal healthcare ballot initiative: “With many Mainers going without health insurance and an unemployment crisis throwing even more off their plans during a pandemic, . . . read more »

A Community that Cares: personal stories in support of universal healthcare

November 18, 2020

The Greater Brunswick Area Chapter of Maine AllCare has put together a short video featuring several area citizens who share their compelling personal stories, explaining why they favor publicly funded, comprehensive, birth-to-death universal health care . . . read more »

November News – What about a public option?

November 15, 2020

Now that the election is over, we can look ahead to what may be possible for healthcare reform on the national level–and how federal changes could affect our work toward universal healthcare for Maine. President-elect . . . read more »