How to cope with health care is proving a colossal headache for Republicans who have long vowed to “repeal and replace” Obamacare without a consensus on how to do it. In recent days, the nation has watched out-of-the-loop lawmakers search the Capitol fruitlessly for a secret draft of a possible plan prepared by Republican House […]
Affordable Care Act
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Improve the ACA, not end it
As President Donald Trump and Congress push to lower taxes in the high income brackets, I am worried that they will quietly remove funding for provisions of the Affordable Care Act, leaving millions of hardworking people at risk of losing health care insurance coverage. Would that really be a savings for the majority of American […]
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Maine's congressional delegation sees hope in Trump's speech
Maine’s congressional delegation found some hope in the softer tone and unifying words offered by President Donald Trump in his Tuesday night speech to Congress. From compromise on immigration to a renewed focus on economic growth, lawmakers latched on to presidential comments that lined up with their political agendas. Democratic U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree said […]
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Improve the ACA, not replace
Watching the activity regarding the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, it appears that most people are in agreement about the future of the ACA. They like the coverage and don’t want it changed. People appear vehement on this issue. Interestingly, this is a bipartisan response. People are demanding full coverage, no denial or price […]
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A significant impact
While most of the discussion on repeal of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) focuses on loss of coverage by 22.5 million people covered through state exchanges and Medicaid expansion, what is not discussed as much is that most other Americans, such as those who have employer-based coverage or Medicare, will also be significantly impacted. For […]
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The power of the people
Tweak the Affordable Care Act in order to improve it? Yes. Wholesale repeal with no plan in place? No. Appropriately vet immigrants to this country? Yes. Wholesale ban on those of one particular religion? No. Act presidential? Please, yes. Daily state lies and create illegal, racist executive orders? Absolutely no. Concerned citizens must get involved. […]
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ACA important to my health
The Affordable Care Act is in danger in Washington. The ACA isn’t perfect, but some provisions are life-saving for Mainers, who would otherwise be without health insurance and those with pre-existing conditions. The ACA is important to my health and my future coverage. I’m under 26; the ACA allows me to stay on my parents’ […]
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Changes to ACA could devastate hospitals
Maine hospitals would stand to lose more than $3 billion over 10 years, according to our estimate that envisions a nightmare scenario where the Affordable Care Act cuts to hospitals remain but benefits to hospitals are repealed. For this reason, Maine hospitals strongly urge Congress that there should be no ACA repeal unless there is […]
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ACA helps entrepreneurs
I am one of the thousands of young people raised in Maine who left the state after high school to pursue further education and employment opportunities. After nearly 10 years of contributing my energy and education to other communities, I returned to Maine in 2016 to help found a start-up social enterprise dedicated to helping […]
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Work to make ACA better
I believe U.S. Sen. Susan Collins should vote to preserve the integrity of the Affordable Care Act. It has helped a lot of Mainers with their medical expenses. Maine was a pioneer in the insurance field by allowing people with pre-existing conditions to be covered by insurance. The state should continue to be a leader […]