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WERU Special 10/17/19: “Universal Health Care: is it possible in Maine?”
['Amy Browne']
Misc (News/Public Affairs) | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives
A conversation about our health care system with Dr. Phil Caper of Maine AllCare advocating for universal health care, and Matt Gagnon of The Maine Heritage Policy Center promoting free market alternatives. The two speakers saw different scenarios of what would result from the State of Maine adopting universal health care, with Mr. Gagnon fearing that people would leave the state in droves because of higher taxes. He cited Vermont as a state that worked hard to create a system for universal health care, characterizing their downfall due to businesses threatening to move away because of higher government costs, necessitating higher taxes.