High healthcare costs are crushing Maine patients and families. Over 60 percent of Mainers say they'd struggle to afford a surprise $500 medical expense, and over 40 percent have taken on medical debt in the last five years.
These numbers are staggering, and this crisis is not isolated. It affects all of us, all acr oss Maine.
Mainers For Working Families spent the last three months traveling all around the state to meet Mainers and discuss the truly devastating effects medical debt has on their lives.
Check out the first video in our series, Tackling the Medical Debt Crisis in Maine, where we’ll explore the stories of Mainers affected by medical debt.
Nobody should be burdened by debt simply for seeking the care they need to live healthy and happy lives. From Portland to Farmington to Lewiston to Orono, Mainers agree: it’s time to take on medical debt.
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