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Diri-gone?

In: Charlotte Warren|election|Heath Care Reform

15 Nov 2010

Last week, the morning after the election, I made a commitment to you. (You can read it – along with all of the year’s messages – here). I said that together we’ll work to be sure the new Governor and legislature preserve critical protections for Maine women and tackle the challenges that face Maine families. [...]

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Good thing # 2.It states the obvious by recognizing maternity coverage as an essential health benefit.

In: Heath Care Reform

21 May 2010

Shocking but true. Maternity health was not previously required of providers, so individual health care plan could deny coverage for Maternity health or charge more! With the new law requires health plans to cover maternity care as well as prescription drugs (which should include contraceptive drugs and devices)! This goes for gynecological visits as well, [...]

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Good thing # 3. More, More, More!…More coverage for more women.

In: Heath Care Reform|Uncategorized

21 May 2010

Once this new law is implemented, 4.5 million women will be newly eligible for coverage through medicaid and approximately 11 million women will receive health insurance subsides! Additionally, women are more likely than men to work for small businesses that don’t offer health insurance, but new tax credits will make it easier for small businesses [...]

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Resturant Workers Need Paid Sick Days

In: Heath Care Reform|Paid sick days|Sarah Standiford

10 Feb 2010

February 9th, 2010- The The Restaurant Opportunity Center of Maine held a panel discussion on the findings of their new report: Behind the Kitchen Door: Low Road Jobs, High Road Opportunities in Maine’s Growing Restaurant Industry. Sarah was a panelist along with Professor David Wagner of USM, Blanca Santiago of El Centro Latino Maine, Caitlin [...]

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Denied: Women's Health

In: Congressman Michaud|Congresswoman Pingree|Heath Care Reform

8 Nov 2009

An Outrage. While we’re pleased that the health care reform bill finally passed in the U.S. House of Representatives last night, women’s health took a giant step backwards at the same time. An amendment by Rep. Stupak to the health care bill eliminates access to abortion in the so called “public option” health plan AND in subsidized private insurance plans. [...]

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Great Day for Maine

In: Heath Care Reform|Maine Women's Lobby|Olympia Snowe

13 Oct 2009

We seriously have witnessed some amazing history today and it is a testament to the determination and commitment of the people of Maine that Senator Snowe has broken from her caucus and boldly stepped forward with her vote for this bill. We will never know which of the thousands of calls, emails, letters and meetings, anecdotes, [...]

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Maine Women's Lobby Co-hosts Roundtable Discussion with Secretary Sebelius

3 Sep 2009

MAINE WOMEN TO SECRETARY SEBELIUS: HEALTH SYSTEM IS FAILING US Congresswoman Pingree hears health care stories; says current system unacceptable No one knows better about how the health care system is failing than the women-young and old-who met with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius today in South Portland. The Maine Women’s Lobby [...]

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Tags: New York Times, Portland Press Herald, Sun Journal, WCSH, WGME, WMTW

Stacie Battles: Lets get this passed once and for all. Everyone deserves the same right to enter in a marital/legal [...]

Terry Donald: Lets all get together and work as hard as we can to get this passed. As I was told over and over aga [...]

Liz Betit: We have known for decades of the harmful affects of mercury and lead not only to humans but also to [...]

Lorraine Taft: Do not weaken our progress toward a safer environment. The Product Stewardship programs need to be k [...]

Phyllis vonHerrlich: Do not abandon the protective programs we have today. Many businesses have shown for decades that t [...]