Fix Our Health Care System NOW!
The U.S. Congress and President Obama are
currently working to pass national health care
reform this year. Recent polls show that many
people across the country believe that we need to
fix our health care system. People also support
a government role in helping people access
coverage. Congress has an historic opportunity
to finally pass a national health care reform that
guarantees affordable, quality health coverage for
all.
Advocate for better coverage through Medicaid.
Health care reform is complex and involves many different parts.
MEJP and MAIN are focusing on improving access to health care for
people with low income. First, we are advocating for better coverage through
the Medicaid program. We would like to see a minimum eligibility level for
Medicaid for all people with low income.
We are encouraged that key members of Congress
are interested in this idea. Senator Kennedy’s bill
contains one of the best proposals for this plan.
His bill would set Medicaid eligibility at 150% of
the federal poverty level and would support states
that already provide this coverage.
Maine has led the nation in covering the uninsured
through MaineCare, Maine’s Medicaid program.
It is important that any final health care reform
legislation allows Maine to keep its existing
coverage through Medicaid and fill in the
remaining gaps.
Help low and moderate-income families.
Health care reform must also provide affordable
health care options for people who are not eligible
for Medicaid. It should limit the amount that
families have to pay, based on their income, so that
they can afford the premiums and out-of-pocket
costs.
We believe that the plan should guarantee a
comprehensive set of benefits for low to moderate
income families so that they can get the care
they need. People should not have to choose
between their health care and other basic needs for
themselves and their families.
MEJP will be following the bills as they make
their way through Congress this summer. We will
continue to advocate for a stronger national
Medicaid program and for a plan that helps low
and moderate income people afford and access the
care they need.
Take Action:
Health Care Reform NOW!
Contact Maine’s Congress members as soon as possible! Tell them that we need their help to
ensure that national health care legislation:
- Strengthens the Medicaid program by expanding coverage for all Americans with
incomes below 150% of the poverty level, and
- Provides coverage we can afford and comprehensive benefits we can count on.
Now is the time! Call Maine’s Congressional members
to voice your opinion now!
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Senator Snowe
Toll free in Maine: (800) 432-1599
TDD - Maine Relay Service: 1-955-3323
Senator Collins
Augusta (207) 622-8414
Bangor (207) 945-0417
Biddeford (207) 283-1101
Caribou (207) 493-7873
Lewiston (207) 784-6969
Portland (207) 780-3575
Representative Michaud
Bangor 207-942-6935
Lewiston 207-782-3704
Presque Isle 207-764-1036
Waterville 207-873-5713
Representative Pingree
Portland 207-774-5019
Outside of Portland (toll free) 1-888-862-6500
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