Health Care for Maine 8th Annual Conference
Working Together to Preserve Healthcare Access
October 7, 2025 Augusta, Maine
We had a great time reconnecting with passionate health advocates, visionary leaders, and change makers like you!
Our 2025 conference theme of "Working Together to Preserve Healthcare Access" centered the importance of building connections and strengthening our networks in the effort to preserve access to health care for all people in Maine.
Event Materials
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Working together to preserve healthcare access is our theme this year, here's the Conference Agenda
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Conference BookletHere is a PDF copy of the 8th Annual HC4ME Conference program
Keynote & Plenary
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Keynote speaker bio
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Jeanne Lambrew, The Century Foundation
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Michelle Probert, MaineCare Director, State of Maine
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Hilary Schneider, Director, Maine Office of the Health Insurance Marketplace
Workshop: Tackling Rising Health Care Costs
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Marti Hooper, Actuary, Maine Bureau of Insurance
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Meg Garratt-Read, Director, Maine Office of Affordable Health Care
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Sharon Treat, Board Member, Maine Prescription Drug Affordability Board
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Vincent DeMarco, President, Maryland Health Care for All
Update on Maryland’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board -
Vincent DeMarco, President, Maryland Health Care for All
Update on Maryland’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board
Workshop: Engaging Consumers in Health Care Advocacy
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Patty Kidder, Maine People’s Alliance
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Bridget Quinn, Associate State Director of Advocacy and Outreach, AARP
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Sana Osman, Member Engagement Manager at the Office of MaineCare
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Allinna Diaz, Organizing Director, Maine Equal Justice
Workshop: Initiatives to Improve Access to Primary, Behavioral, & Oral Health Care
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James Jarvis, MD, President-Elect, Maine Medical Association
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Leslie Lorentzen, Workforce Program Manager, Maine Primary Care Association
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Tina Chapman, Senior Engagement Officer, Kennebec Behavioral Health
Carla Stockdale, LCSW, Clinical Director, Kennebec Behavioral Health -
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Workshop: Critical Enrollment Updates for Maine Enrollment Assisters & Navigators
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Helen Roy, Outreach & Education Coordinator, Consumers for Affordable Health Care
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Hilary Schneider, Director, Maine Office of the Health Insurance Marketplace
Tierney Beauregard, Policy and Research Coordinator, Maine Office of the Health
Insurance Marketplace
Special Thanks to our Sponsors!
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Maine Center for Economic PolicyHC4ME Friend
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Special Thanks to these Steering Committee Members!
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AARP MainePlatinum Sponsor
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Maine Medical AssociationSilver Sponsor
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Maine Peoples AllianceSponsor
