by Brenda Peluso | Jan 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
On December 2, 2024, the Mills administration announced that the Department of Health and Human Services will not implement cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for the MaineCare program required by 22 M.R.S.A §3173-J and §7402. This action violates state law and the...
by Brenda Peluso | Jan 6, 2025 | News & Events, Reports & Research
Between October and early December, the Partnership’s three working groups worked to produce recommendations for action. These recommendations include potential legislation for introduction in the 132nd Maine Legislature as well as for internal considerations...
by Brenda Peluso | Aug 15, 2024 | News & Events, Reports & Research, Take Action
Maine’s Essential Care & Support Workforce Partnership gathered for the Future of Maine’s Care Workforce Planning Summit to generate the action steps needed to grow this workforce to meet Maine’s current and future demands. Maine’s lack of care and...
by Brenda Peluso | Jun 17, 2024 | Reports & Research
Authored by the Maine Center for Economic Policy, the report, titled, Closing the Gap: Maine’s Direct Care Shortage and Solutions to Fix It, builds on MECEP’s previous work to support efforts by academics, advocates, consumers, state health officials, policymakers,...
by Brenda Peluso | Apr 26, 2023 | Reports & Research
Maine’s direct care workforce is in a fragile state. Low reimbursement rates for direct care work result in low pay, poor job quality, and worsening labor shortages for care providers. The consequences of undervaluing the services direct care workers provide that...
