Maine’s medical professionals are right: The time for universal health care insurance coverage is now.
Medicare for All
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Martin’s Point case shows need for Medicare for all
An excellent article by reporter Joe Lawlor was headlined “Martin’s Point fraud settlement highlights shortcomings in Medicare Advantage program” (Aug. 4). It might have said the settlement highlights shortcomings in “private, market-based insurance.” Over and over again, we bemoan the failings of treating health care as a business. Yet we are the only developed country […]
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Seven deadly universal health care misunderstandings
Although a signature-gathering campaign to put the question of universal health care before Maine voters fell short, the process taught me a few things.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Price dispute shows need for Medicare for all
As Anthem and Maine Medical Center fight over millions, Mainers are spending too much for health care.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: U.S. health care coverage is a battle of the robots
Trying to get an insurer to pay for something requires the stamina to outlast the ranks of automated voices and customer service agents.
Posted inLocal & State
Advocates in Portland demand Medicare for all
Saturday’s rally in Lincoln Park was one of many held around the country to pressure lawmakers to expand health care benefits.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Uncategorized
With Biden in the White House, Maine could see major changes
The president-elect is already preparing to move forward with an ambitious policy agenda on the environment, health care, taxes, education and other issues.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Health, Local & State, News, Politics, Uncategorized
Super-PAC ad takes aim at Gideon’s health-care policies
The ad by American Crossroads relies heavily on studies funded by the insurance industry to critique Gideon’s support for a public option for Medicare.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine unions support ‘Medicare for All’
Even people with good, union-negotiated insurance are struggling to pay their health care bills.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Unions shouldn’t fight health care reform
A Nevada union’s self-interested campaign puts it on the side of an unworkable status quo.