One in four Mainers rely on Medicare for their health care coverage. And they should: after a lifetime of hard work, of paying into the system they have earned these benefits. No one should have to file bankruptcy due to health care costs in their retirement. Before President Lyndon Johnson signed Medicare into law in…
Volunteers and organizations that are part of the Mainers for Home Care coalition officially launched the Yes on Question 1 campaign on Tuesday to guarantee universal access to home care to seniors and Mainers with disabilities, saying the ballot initiative that will go before voters in November represents the best opportunity to fix a broken…
Maine’s chapter of the Alliance for Retired Americans announced this week it is endorsing the citizens’ ballot initiative for universal home care that will go before voters this November. “Health care is a right”, said Don Berry, president of the organization made up of around 3,000 retired workers from across the state. The alliance, which…
In a statement released Friday, the Maine AARP said it is concerned that a new ad attacking Question 2 “will scare Maine seniors with false statements.” Question 2 on the November 7th statewide ballot would allow Maine to accept federal funding to expand health care coverage through Medicaid. The ad in question is a 15-second…
Senior citizens and health care professionals met at the Bangor Public Library on Thursday to ask U.S. Senator Susan Collins to oppose attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act without a plan to immediately replace its vital provisions. “Those people that can’t afford for them to do this are going to lose the most. The…
From churches to unions to business groups, more than 90 organizations have now joined the Mainers for Fair Wages coalition in support of Question 4 in next Tuesday’s election. Endorsers represent community-based organizations across the state that advocate for women, seniors, children and other Mainers who would benefit from gradually increasing Maine’s minimum wage. “One…
Advocates for Maine seniors are backing the minimum wage increase on the ballot this November, and the campaign has launched its first TV ad highlighting the story of one of the many older Mainers who would get a raise if the minimum wage is raised to $12 by 2020. “After my husband was diagnosed with…