This is news about Maine AllCare and Universal Health Care efforts in Maine.
News – July 2019 Making the Case: Industry pushes back, with “FUD” As comprehensive healthcare reform becomes more of a focus on the national political stage, it’s not surprising that those with a financial stake in keeping the status quo will also come out in force. And they are. The Partnership for America’s Health Care Future sounds pretty good, right? A coalition of healthcare and insurance industry...
Continue readingMaking the Case: The Need for Comprehensive Health Care Reform In a May 31 opinion piece in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Drs. Steffie Woolhandler and David Himmelstein, leaders of Physicians for a National Health Program, outline the need for–and benefits of–comprehensive, carefully designed health care reform. “Halfway measures are politically attractive but economically unworkable. The $11,559 per capita that the United States spends on...
Continue readingWritten by Rachel Mann BELFAST- Legislators from around the state gathered in Waldo County to discuss various proposed bills that have to do with healthcare. “We’re here to primarily listen to the people who have issues around healthcare” Representative Stanley Paige Zeigler, Jr. explained. Waldo County residents were able to voice their concerns about healthcare with their lawmakers at a forum hosted by Maine AllCare “I think it’s a basic...
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Maine AllCare News: End-of-year 2018 2018 in Review We have been busy and growing under our new Executive Director, Phil Bailey, and Field Directors, Chris Cayer and Abbie Ryder. Maine AllCare: has a growing number of almost 50,000 supporters celebrates twelve chapters around the state was at 93 events and held 9 house parties this summer and fall has a following on social media that is up...
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Giving Tuesday: 11/27/2018 Giving Tuesday is an international day of giving that takes place the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. It kicks off the holiday giving season and it’s an opportunity for us to recognize the non-profits that we care about by donating to their cause. This year, Maine AllCare is raising money to help fund the fight for universal health care in Maine. We made incredible progress on...
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Dr. Dan Bryant’s column in the Portland Press Herald, October 24, 2018 CAPE ELIZABETH — A May Maine Voices column that I co-authored discussed a poll of Maine gubernatorial and Cumberland County legislative candidates’ health care policies. No Republicans had responded. In a Sept. 17 letter, Barry Salter, M.D., wrote that Republican gubernatorial candidate Shawn Moody had not attended the Maine Medical Association annual meeting, while the...
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Dr. Bill Clark, leader of the Brunswick Maine AllCare Chapter and retired Bath physician, and Wendy Flaschner, a school psychologist, discuss how to change the delivery of healthcare in Maine. View the podcast here!...
Maine AllCare News – Special Medicare Edition The A,B,C &D Of Medicare: Is Your Current Plan Working For You? Medicare Open Enrollment starts October 15th and goes thru December 7th for those 65yrs or older by Magda Darling Every year as Fall arrives it becomes necessary to make some decisions regarding your Medicare plan. It’s not surprising to me that one of the most common statements I...
Continue readingBangor Maine AllCare Minutes 9-8-18 Bagel Central Bangor Attendees: Nate Shea, Jeff Graham, Geoff Gratwick, Norma Fortin, Andrew Santo, Mary Tedesco-Schneck- -Discussed other possible meeting times during the week. Mary will create a Survey Monkey to poll for best times and will also work on phone-in options e.g. Zoom. Recognized we are member-driven and need new members -Nate Shea is stepping down as chair. We are looking...
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Maine AllCare News – September 2018 This campaign season, don’t fall victim to “FUD” Healthcare is a number 1 issue among Maine voters. In Maine it will be interesting to see what positions candidates take, and how they will respond to healthcare questions and criticisms. Will they move towards Improved Medicare for All, or advocate a public option or keep the broken system we currently have? Are...
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