Maine Health care Motion, an independent nonprofit group, proposed a resolve that needs the Maine Legislature to draft a publicly-funded wellness care strategy that delivers extensive advantages and covers each Maine resident.

Pending submission of 63,067 legitimate Maine voters’ signatures, the resolve will go on the November 2022 ballot.

Maine Healthcare Motion believes that the health of all Maine people is a moral and social justice difficulty that demands our entire consideration. Far too many Maine men and women forgo housing, foods or child treatment when a relatives member urgently needs wellness treatment providers. A lot of families have shed position-related coverage.

Additional, our shared fact is that we are getting into calendar year two of a deadly viral pandemic.

Polling exhibits that common wellness treatment is popular with the public. The Legislature has taken good ways, but failed to modify sky-higher rates and deductibles, job-similar coverage reduction and other disparities in access that affect everyone. The general photo is shameful, and completely unacceptable.

Maine could and really should offer all Maine people cost-effective, thorough health and fitness care. Making use of the solve procedure, a excellent case in point of direct democracy, Maine voters can urge the Legislature to have out the will of the men and women, and take bold action.

Scientific studies in Maine (and in other states and the truth in other countries) display that funding can be observed. Can we locate the will to choose this smart, urgent and daring step?

Allow the men and women talk, and give every other the “gift of health and fitness care.”

William Clark, MD, of Brunswick is a board member with Maine Healthcare Action. Larry Kaplan, MD, MPA, of Cape Elizabeth is the organization’s chairman.

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