(Augusta) Consumers for Affordable Health Care (CAHC), Maine's largest consumer health organization, is excited to have Mitchell Stein join us as our new Policy Director. 

Most recently, Mr. Stein has served as a member of the Board of Directors for CAHC as well as doing health care policy consulting work for CAHC and the Maine Council of Churches.  Four years ago, Mitchell moved to Maine to work as the Director of Program Coordination for Health Dialog in Portland.  Before that he worked in New York for Mercer Human Resource Consulting, Inc. in various roles including as their Global Intranet Director, as the Marketing Manager for the US Health Care Practice and as Director of the National Survey of Employer-sponsored Health Plans. 

Stein says, "I'm honored to become a full-time member of CAHC's staff.  I look forward to supporting their efforts to assure everyone's access to affordable quality health care."

Mr. Stein is a Health Care Industry professional who focuses on strategy, marketing and product development. As a consultant for CAHC and others, he has spent the past 6 months studying the detail of the national health reform legislation.  He also has extensive background working with various aspects of the heath care environment including insurance benefits designs. Mitchell lives in Cumberland Foreside with his wife, Martha and holds both a BA and MBA from the University of Chicago.   

"Mitchell's industry experience and knowledge are a tremendous asset to our organization. Mitchell is a great writer and brings a highly analytical mind to our policy work. His industry experience is a real plus in an insurance market that is driven by cost-shifting rather than cost control. We're really happy to have Mitchell join our staff" said CAHC Executive Director, Joe Ditré.

"Mitchell has been a valuable part of the organization as a Board Member and consultant over the last year as we advocated for health care reform.  Now, in his new capacity, he will take his work to the next level and help us navigate the changed landscape as we implement parts of the Affordable Care Act in Maine over the next several years," adds CAHC Associate Director, Mia Poliquin Pross.