Maine AllCare News

Mainers take action for universal healthcare!

May 9, 2021

The public hearing for the Maine Health Care Act (LD 1045) was held on Wednesday, May 12, starting at 10 a.m. in the Healthcare Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Committee. The Health and Human Services . . . read more »

Call to Action: Support LD1045

May 5, 2021

Representative Heidi Brooks has introduced a new universal health care bill to the Maine Legislature. The bill, the Maine Health Care Act (LD 1045), is scheduled for a public hearing by the Health Coverage, Insurance . . . read more »

Town boards endorse universal health care

May 2, 2021

Town boards endorse universal health care, an article by Dick Broom, appeared in the Mount Desert Islander on April 21, 2021. If you are interested in bringing a resolution to your municipality, please visit our . . . 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 »