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Support Proposal to
Expand Health Care Coverage!
Contact Your Senator Today!
Dear Jaime,
 
Maine Senator Olympia Snowe is on the Senate Finance Committee.
 
She needs to hear from you today!
 
Earlier this month the Senate Finance Committee released a policy proposal for expanding health care coverage. The paper resulted from the Committee's second roundtable discussion on health reform, held May 5, which focused on expanding health coverage.  You can find a summary from Community Catalyst's on the Committee's paper here
 
You can also contact other Senators not on the Finance Committee and ask them to convey your praise and concerns to the Finance Committee Members. 
 
The Committee reconvenes on Thursday, May 21st to continue to discuss coverage issues. We want Committee Members to promote issues that matter to us.
box WHAT THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES
  • Building on successful public programs like Medicaid and Children Health Insurance Program (CHIP);
  • Strengthening public programs by simplifying enrollment, increasing provider rates, enhancing quality of care provisions, and including Early Prevention Screening and Diagnosis Tools (EPSDT) in CHIP;
  • Reforming the insurance market and creating an Exchange to help individuals access health insurance.
box TALKING POINTS 
  • This policy paper is a good step forward with strong proposals to improve coverage in the health care system.
  • We need to maintain comprehensive, high quality coverage for lower-income children and adults. Don't take people out of Medicaid and put them in private plans if those plans do not meet their needs.
  • We need to ensure that insurance is affordable and benefits and care are high quality for people in the Exchange. 
 
Thank you for your help in achieving quality, affordable health care for all Maine people and Americans!   
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