by Mary-Erin Casale | Feb 27, 2020 | Health Care, Maine Legislature
AUGUSTA – Speaker Sara Gideon today presented LD 2105 – An Act To Protect Consumers from Surprise Emergency Medical Bills. This bill amends Maine’s existing law providing consumer protection for surprise medical bills to include surprise bills for emergency...
by Mary-Erin Casale | Feb 14, 2020 | Maine Legislature
An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Task Force on Changes to the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Implementing Act AUGUSTA – Speaker Sara Gideon spoke in support of “An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Task Force on Changes to the Maine...
by Mary-Erin Casale | Feb 13, 2020 | Health Care, Maine Legislature, Women's Issues
AUGUSTA – Speaker Sara Gideon today presented a LD 1613, “An Act Regarding Women’s Health and Economic Security,” before the Legislature’s Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services. Due to the withdrawal of statewide grantee Maine...
by Mary-Erin Casale | Jan 23, 2020 | Maine Legislature, Uncategorized
AUGUSTA – The Maine Attorney General’s Office’s released data today showing that 277 deaths were caused by drugs in January through September of 2019. The report forecasts total drug deaths for the year to be 4% higher than in 2018. Speaker of the House Sara...
by Mary-Erin Casale | Jan 22, 2020 | Maine Legislature
AUGUSTA – Tonight, Governor Janet Mills delivered her State of the State address to a joint convention of the Maine Legislature. Speaker of the House Sara Gideon released the following statement: “The State of the State address that I heard from Governor Mills...
by Mary-Erin Casale | Jan 7, 2020 | Health Care, Maine Legislature
AUGUSTA – Wednesday, Jan. 8 marks the start of the Second Session of Maine’s 129th Legislature. Last year, the Legislature passed bills to expand health care coverage, reign in the skyrocketing prices of prescription drugs, address climate change, lift up...
