Consumers for Affordable Health Care Foundation is a Maine public charity dedicated to helping Maine people obtain affordable, quality health care. We provide non-partisan research, training and education to the public, government officials, business and organizations. We also offer services directly to health care consumers, including assistance with state programs and private health insurance companies. Our services include:

Helping families find quality health care in Maine.

Our toll-free Health Care HelpLine can help families, other adults, and businesses get health insurance through the state's MaineCare program, the new DirigoChoice program, as well as helping to identify other assistance resources. Our Health Law Project can also help you review options for affordable insurance.

Providing training and education to consumers and policy makers.

CAHC Foundation provides training and education to community-based organizations, businesses, consumers, and policy makers about MaineCare, DirigoChoice coverage, and other topics related to health care, and trains health care consumers to be effective advocates. Please contact us if you are interested in a training for your organization.

Producing research and policy analysis.

All of CAHC Foundation's research and policy analysis is focused on how health policy impacts individual health care consumers. CAHC Foundation also provides input to state agencies such as the Department of Health and Human Services and the Bureau of Insurance on behalf of consumers through the rulemaking process and participation in various committees.

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