What We Do
While our organization is still growing, we have worked hard to effect change on a number of important healthcare issues that are vital to the people of Maine. This type of change would not be possible without joining forces with numerous other groups and individuals who support similar goals.
We advocate for health policy changes utilizing:
- Mass media - holding press conferences, taking part in public broadcast interviews, writing newspaper editorials
- Public outreach - rallying in public spaces, canvassing door-to-door
- 1 on 1 work - lobbying legislators, making phone calls
We have spoken with, closely listened to, and testified in front of our elected Democratic and Republican representatives in Augusta and Washington, D.C.
Please see below for a sample of our advocacy work.
Stand up ME with Senator Susan Collins
Jaime Johnson, RN, speaking about the importance of the Affordable Care Act
Photo credit: Patty Wight
Lobbying for Preservation and Refinement of the Affordable Care Act
Successfully urging Senator Susan Collins to oppose the Senate Healthcare Bill:
Press Conference at Central Maine Medical Center:
Expressing our views in local print media:
Testifying in front of Congress in Washington, DC regarding the potential harm of the House Healthcare Bill:
Nicole Cherbuliez knocking on doors to help pass Medicaid expansion
Photo credit: Mainers for Health Care
Advocating for Passage and Implementation of Medicaid Expansion
Making Maine the first state in the country to expand Medicaid by referendum
Expressing our views in local print media:
- Karen Burke, RN in the Quoddy Tides
- Dr. Elizabeth Rothe in the Lewiston Sun Journal
- Juliana L'Heureux, RN in the Times Record
- Julie Schirmer, LCSW in the Forecaster
- Dr. Ben Hagopian in the Portland Press Herald
Holding a public hearing to encourage Governor LePage to comply with the Medicaid Expansion law
Aiding the Maine Healthcare Task Force
Which has been created to study the design and implementation of options for universal healthcare for all Maine residents
Helping secure citizen funding to kickstart the task force