Historical Perspective: Why LD 1333 – Maine’s New Health Insurance Reform?
On May 17, 2011, Governor Paul LePage signed into law a major health reform package to help contain the spiraling cost of health insurance for all Mainers. Before becoming law, the reform bill was...
View ArticleLD 1333 Explained: FAQs About Maine’s New Health Insurance Reform
On May 17, 2011, Governor Paul LePage signed into law a significant health reform package to help contain the spiraling cost of health insurance for all Mainers. Before becoming law, the bill was...
View ArticleWhy Maine should NOT expand Medicaid under Obamacare
One of the primary goals of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly referred to as Obamacare, is to reduce the number of uninsured residents. One key provision aimed at that objective is the expansion...
View ArticleCase Study #1: Maine business would pay $30,000 more a year under Obamacare
Paying Obamacare penalties would be less expensive than providing health insurance A case study from a real business in Maine, a commercial concrete business serving the construction industry, shows...
View ArticleObamacare’s Negative Impact on Business – Case Study #1
Introduction Obamacare is, first and foremost, an affront to liberty-loving Americans who cherish their Constitutional right to determine their own healthcare.[i] Obamacare puts liberty on the back...
View ArticleCase Study #2: Maine blueberry farm would pay $184,000 more a year under...
Paying Obamacare penalties would be less expensive than providing health insurance A case study from a blueberry farming operation in Maine shows that providing health insurance benefits under...
View ArticleCase Study #3: Cost of Obamacare could force retail operation out of business
The last of three cases studies on how Obamacare will affect real Maine businesses shows that the staggering increase in health insurance costs could actually force a retail operation into bankruptcy....
View ArticleCrisis to Cure: Maine’s Health Care Reform Law is Helping Business
Opponents of Maine’s new health care reform law (PL90) erroneously describe the law as “a gift to the insurance companies.”[1] In reality that gift has come in the form of more stable markets spurring...
View ArticleObamacare Update: Employers Gain Ground
Employers experienced an important victory this week in the fight against Obamacare. The Obama administration announced that the employer requirement to offer health insurance that meets new federal...
View ArticleGovernment Intrusion vs. Free Market Innovation: Understanding Maine’s...
Health care spending in the United States far exceeds that of other countries, currently representing about 18 percent of the gross domestic product. If health care continues to grow at historic rates,...
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