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Speaker Gideon Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision in June Medical Services v. Russo

by Mary-Erin Casale | Jun 29, 2020 | Health Care, Women's Issues

AUGUSTA, ME – Speaker Sara Gideon released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that June Medical Services v. Russo, Louisiana’s abortion admitting privileges law, is unconstitutional: “Today, the Supreme Court upheld the...

Gideon, Jackson Urges Changes to PPP to Help Rural Hospitals

by Mary-Erin Casale | May 4, 2020 | COVID19, Health Care

Speaker Sara Gideon and Senate President Jackson issued a letter to the United States Small Business Administration urging them make a change to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) that would help rural hospitals. Current PPP program guidance makes ineligible for...

Responding to Constituents during COVID-19

by Mary-Erin Casale | Apr 15, 2020 | COVID19, Health Care

Health Care Please note this information was posted on April 15, 2020 and is subject to change if there is updated guidance. Many Mainers are not just concerned about their economic health, but their own personal physical and mental health and well-being. Every single...

Gideon, Jackson and Legislative Democrats urge the federal government to establish a special enrollment period for the ACA

by Mary-Erin Casale | Apr 2, 2020 | Health Care

On Wednesday, Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, House Speaker Sara Gideon, D-Freeport, and a majority of Legislative Democrats sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar calling for a special enrollment period during the COVID19 pandemic....

Gov. Mills signs Legislative Democrats’ Patients First health care bills into law

by Mary-Erin Casale | Mar 21, 2020 | Health Care, Maine Legislature, Uncategorized

AUGUSTA — Earlier this week, Gov. Janet T. Mills signed three of the Legislative Democrats’ Patients First bills into law. The new laws from Speaker Sara Gideon, D-Freeport, and Sen. Ned Claxton, D-Auburn, will protect Mainers from abusive billing, surprise emergency...

Senate President Jackson and Speaker Gideon Issue Guidance on Legislative Activity in Response to Coronavirus

by Mary-Erin Casale | Mar 12, 2020 | Health Care, Maine Legislature

AUGUSTA – Today, Gov. Janet T. Mills declared an insurance emergency following the first presumptive positive case of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Maine. Presiding Officers Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, and House Speaker Sara Gideon,...
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