All posts tagged heath insurance
A Series of Unfortunate Events: Dirigo – Maine’s “Public Option” Is a Costly Failure
Read the full report | Passed in 2003, Maine’s Dirigo Health initiative was lauded as the first state-based universal coverage program this decade. Governor John Baldacci promised that Dirigo Health would (1) provide coverage for all of Maine’s 128,000 uninsured …
A Series of Unfortunate Events: Maine’s Failed Experiments With Big Government Controlling Health Insurance
Read the full report | As America looks at health care reform, policy makers would be wise to review Maine’s experience with government solutions intended to improve
Dirigo – More Costly and Less Effective than Ever
Read the full report | In the late evening on April 15th – Tax Day – a slim majority of the Maine Legislature passed a $57 to
Eight Challenges for Dirigo Health in 2006
Read the full report | When Dirigo Health was introduced in May 2003, supporters promised that this health reform initiative would accomplish three important objectives: eliminate all
Dirigo Health: Higher Costs, Reduced Benefits
FACT
Only 20% of all insured US households will consume more than $2,000 in healthcare per year. Dirigo’s Family Premium
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