Category: Maine News

Brunswick – August 3, 2020 Let’s chalk up another another step on the road to establishing universal healthcare here in Maine. On Monday, August 3rd the Brunswick Town Council voted unanimously for a “Resolution Supporting Equitable Health Care for All Maine Residents”. Many of the members attended via ZOOM video conference. At-Large Councilor Dan Ankeles introduced the Resolution in an earlier memorandum to Council members, explaining, that...

July 2020 News Our current system has allowed the greatest health insurance enrollment losses in history According to a new report from FamiliesUSA, more than 5.4 million Americans lost health insurance between February and May due to job losses and layoffs caused by the pandemic. From commentary by Don McCanne, Senior Health Policy Fellow with Physicians for a National Health Program: “Of major significance, these are nonelderly...

Town Resolves asking legislature to act on healthcare pass in Bangor, Blue Hill, and Penobscot In February and March 2020, the municipalities of Bangor, Blue Hill, and Penobscot approved resolves that request the Maine Legislature “to create an equitable health plan that provides every Maine resident with comprehensive medical care from birth to death.” The last time a Maine city or town voted in support of universal...

In August 2020, the town of Brunswick unanimously approved a resolve in support of universal healthcare.  Brunswick was preceded by the municipalities of Bangor, Blue Hill and Penobscot in February and March.  All of the resolves request the Maine Legislature “to create an equitable health plan that provides every Maine resident with comprehensive medical care from birth to death.” The Bangor resolve was passed without debate during...

COVID-19 hits home Recently our Field Director, Abbie Ryder, experienced what is presumed to have been COVID-19. Her harrowing experience shows how serious COVID-19 is, right here in Maine, and cuts right to the heart of why Maine AllCare is working for health care reform–no one should ever have to think about the threat of medical bills when they or someone they love needs care. Thankfully, Abbie...

Maine AllCare’s Beth Franklin was the final speaker during “Our Lives on the Line” a live 67-minute digital town hall, organized by a group called Health Care Voter and held on Facebook on April 14, 2020.  During the town hall, all of the speakers agreed that healthcare is a human right,  and they stated that “universal access” was something they would champion. Rep. Heather Sanborn described how...

Life during a Pandemic We want to thank all of the nurses, doctors, healthcare workers, public health experts, and scientists for rising to the occasion in these extraordinary times. There are no words to adequately express our gratitude. May you stay well, and may we reach a better healthcare system on the other side of this crisis. Maine AllCare’s long-term goal is an improved health care system...

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February 26, 2020 AUGUSTA, Maine — We hear a lot about healthcare and healthcare reform on the national stage these days. But what do Mainers experience with healthcare today, and what do they think about our current system? To try to answer these questions, Maine AllCare asked people from around the state about the accessibility and affordability of healthcare in a survey done in...