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Interesting Fact
A new Families USA report shows that
280,000 Mainers were uninsured at some point between
2007 and 2008. Nearly 80% of those people were
from working families-and most were uninsured for more
than 6
months.
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Gov.'s Plan to Help Insure Laid-off Mainers
is Good-But We Need to Act Fast!
A CAHC HelpLine Caller Spoke Up, Was
Heard, and Made a Difference
Consumers for Affordable
Health Care (CAHC) is thrilled with Governor John
Baldacci's new efforts to use some federal
stimulus money to make health insurance more
affordable to Maine people who recently lost their
jobs and with that their health insurance.
We are hoping the Maine Legislature passes this
new plan, and does so quickly! With
deadlines on how long laid-off workers have to
apply for federal assistance, getting this extra
state help into place immediately is crucial for
thousands of hard-working Maine families. Click
here to read more about this
topic. |
 CAHC Welcomes Darcy
Shargo!
Consumers for Affordable Health Care is
excited to welcome Darcy Shargo as our new Health
Policy Advocate. Darcy will be primarily
responsible for research and policy analyses;
collaborating and communicating with Coalition
partners; and serving as the Maine Cardiovascular
Health Program policy analyst. In addition she may
assist with lobbying, staffing policy
subcommittees and coalition recruitment. Click
here for more information about Darcy.
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More Consumers Showed Up to
Anthem Rate Hearings than Ever...
Nearly 200 people attended the three
public hearing held by the Superintendent of
Insurance on the rate hike request. This
compares with the 4-12 people who've attended rate
increase hearings in past years. Click
here for more information about this topic.
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March 22-28 was
'Cover the
Uninsured Week'
Maine's come
far since 1994 Health Reform Debate-
But still has a ways to
go
It's been 15 years since our
nation has had a serious discussion about health
reform. Over the years what has been a bad
situation has only gotten worse. The health care
system in Maine and the nation has been pushed to
the breaking point.
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Be Highlighted in the CAHC
Newsletter
If you are a CAHC Member and would like to
see your work and activities highlighted in our
newsletter as they apply to health care and
coverage issues, please email Cherilee Budrick at
cbudrick@mainecahc.org Not a Coalition
Member Yet?Want to join the
40+ other organizations and individuals who are
part of the Consumers for Affordable Health Care
Coalition? Click here for more information.
Or email our Coalition Coordinator, Doug
Clopp, at dclopp@mainecahc.org |
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MaineShare 20th
Anniversary
Congratulations and thank you for 20
years of sharing!
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If you liked the information included in this
newsletter, please forward it along to others you
think may be interested. If you are
interested in learning more about what CAHC has
been working on, or how we may be able to help you
in your health care or health coverage matters,
visit our Web
site. Sincerely,
Communications
Coordinator
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