I am in full agreement with Angela Berry (letter, July 19) and Kaelyne Thompson (letter, July 20) about people’s need and right to proper health care. Franklin D. Roosevelt created Social Security and Lyndon B. Johnson created Medicare. They were ideal presidents who cared for people. Now, we need a good president to create universal […]
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Health care spending is out of control
WASHINGTON — If we learned anything from the bitter debate over the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) — which seems doubtful — it is that we cannot discuss health care in a way that is at once compassionate and rational. This is a significant failure, because providing and financing health care has become, over the past […]
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Need universal health care
I have a friend who is 63 years old. She and her husband both lost Medicaid. Her husband works but cannot afford Obamacare because it cost them $600 a month and that is too much for their income. Her husband has a surgery scheduled that will cost them around $40,000. My friend is also disabled […]
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A right to health care
I have to say that I am shocked that a country like America does not see access to health care as a human right. It makes me nervous to know that Congress is in the process of trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which has provided some basic (and what one would assume to […]
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Responsible for fellow man?
It has been a revelation as I have watched the 13 male Republicans craft an insurance plan for the American people — behind closed doors, with no input from women or Democrats. Republicans want to characterize low-income people as unworthy and responsible for their own misfortunes. I would like to take away the fat wallets […]
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Simple health insurance plan
I see signs all over the place telling Sen. Susan Collins to vote against the GOP proposed health care plan. I say the federal government needs to repeal Obamacare and get out of the health insurance business. Let the states handle their own uninsured people. Some people demand free health care for themselves and are […]
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Selectmen discuss employee health insurance plans
STRONG — Selectmen on Tuesday continued their search for an affordable health insurance plan for four town employees. Debbie Bridges, a field sales representative for Maine Municipal Association, explained the health insurance trust options. The town is a member of MMA and paid for a health insurance plan through MMA’s trust three years ago, she […]
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What is at stake? Our lives
There are many people who are confused about what is at stake under the proposed health care bill. But here are some things to keep in mind: Most people here in Maine live paycheck to paycheck due to the lack of a healthy economic base. Salaries are depressed and the population is growing older. That […]
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Duplicative government programs costing taxpayers billions
Is there anyone who can point to the “Affordable Care Act” (aka Obamacare) and credibly claim it is accomplishing the goals set for it seven years ago? Insurers are pulling out of the exchanges, premiums and related costs are going up, not down, as supporters of the misnamed law claimed they would. Many people who […]
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Presenting a short skit
Hey, have you heard about that place that sells cars really cheap? They get the prices down by leaving the engine out. I’m gonna go get one. What a deal! Well, I’m back. I got a super bargain — got one with no engine and no wheels. Um, uh-oh, it just occurred to me that […]