Health Care

As partisan politics have needlessly held up the reauthorization of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Community Health Centers and other important public health programs, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) is co-sponsoring a bill (H.R. 4541) that reauthorizes all of these programs and pays for it in a commonsense way that does not strip funds from other health care… Read more »

At the Capitol today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) hosted a briefing on produce prescription programs, an element of the food is medicine movement that is proving effective at improving people’s diets and health outcomes by increasing access to fresh fruits and vegetables. Launching a national produce prescription pilot program called Harvesting Health is one provision of HR… Read more »

Since mid-September Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) has been getting the word out about the 2018 Open Enrollment to purchase coverage on the Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Marketplace with a public service announcement running on three local television stations Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) released the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order that will spike premiums for Mainers with pre-existing conditions and push individuals toward health insurance plans without consumer protections: "The Executive Order signed today by President Trump is the equivalent of giving a backpack without a parachute to someone… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree calls Congress to come together to pass legislation to support the individual marketplace. Read more »

In response to the Trump Administration’s decision to shut down Healthcare.gov during peak hours of Open Enrollment and not to advertise for the brief 90-day window when Americans must purchase health insurance, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) is doing her part to ensure Mainers know Open Enrollment begins on November 1st. Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) determined that 22 Million Americans will lose health care coverage under the Republican health care bill currently before in the U.S. Senate:   "If Republicans pass a bill that they know will prevent millions of Americans from accessing or affording necessary care,… Read more »

In response to yesterday’s vote by House Republicans to repeal health care coverage and consumer protections for millions of Americans, Congresswoman Pingree held a press conference with patient advocates to outline the serious consequences Trumpcare will have for all Mainers.    Also speaking was Dr. Gordon Smith, Executive Vice President of Maine Medical Association;… Read more »

With the U.S. House expected to vote today on the American Health Care Act (AHCA), Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) issued the following statement to voice her staunch opposition to the bill and outline the dangers it presents for all Americans.   “Cancer doesn’t care who you voted for. Health care access is non-partisan. Disease and medical bills come for you… Read more »

Ed Saxby was one of dozens of Mainers who told powerful stories about what Trumpcare would mean for them and their families. On March 19 in Portland, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree held a Health Care Town Hall that drew hundreds of Mainers who spoke up about their fears about Trumpcare, the Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act and, by the Congressional Budget Office's… Read more »