Uninsured Adults in Maine 2013 and 2014–December 2015
This report highlights information about access to insurance and health care services from the ongoing federal/state public health survey, the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). The BRFSS surveys a random sample of Maine people throughout the year. Results from 2013 and 2014 surveys are included in the report.
Read MoreMental Health Status and Access to Health Care Services for Adults in Maine
Access to health care services is critically important to individuals’ health and well-being, yet Maine residents’ ability to obtain needed health care or maintain an ongoing relationship with a personal doctor are not uniform across different population groups. In Maine, access to care may be affected by factors such as financial resources, education, age, race/ethnicity,…
Read MoreCharting a Pathway Forward: Redesigning and Realigning Supports and Services for Maine’s Older Adults
Charting a Pathway Forward profiles older people in Maine, including socio-demographic factors , health status and long term services and supports needs – presenting both current data and future projections, then outlines the long term services and support systems and programs currently in place and the funding streams used to pay for those services. The report…
Read MoreMaine Rural Health Innovations Briefs
This series of briefs was produced in conjunction with the Maine Rural Health Research Center to describe robust and innovative models and strategies from Maine and other parts of the country related to the areas of health finance and payment, governance, workforce, and service delivery that have the potential to be replicated or adapted here…
Read MoreMaineCare Fact Sheets
These fact sheets focus on MaineCare, Maine’s Medicaid program. In addition to providing general information about the program, they also show the impact MaineCare has on specific populations.
Read MoreEstimated Budget Impacts of Expanding MaineCare-2018
This 2018 analysis of the State budget impact of Medicaid expansion in Maine shows the potential costs, savings, and revenue of expansion. Accompanying the full report is a slide deck that highlights key elements of the analysis. The analysis is an update of a 2015 analysis, both of which were conducted by Manatt Health.
Read MoreLow-Income, Uninsured Mainers Face Substantial Challenges Getting Health Care
This data brief from MeHAF and the University of Southern Maine highlights the access to care challenges faced by Maine people with lower incomes who do not have health insurance. Focusing on adults age 18 – 64 with incomes below 138% of the Federal Poverty Level (in 2018, about $22,715 per year for a family…
Read MoreDelaying Care Due to Lack of Access to Transportation Data Brief
Access to Health Care Services for Adults in Maine
This data brief developed by MeHAF and the University of Southern Maine that found ongoing inequality in the ability of people in Maine to get quality health care. The report examines data from 2014-2016 and shows that Maine people, of all income groups, report difficulties in paying medical costs. Research has also found the ability…
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