Resources: Policy Leaders Academy
The following issue briefs are a series prepared for the Legislative Policy Forum on Health Care on January 26, 2007 by the Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine and the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Southern Maine.
The Forum was part of the Policy Leaders Academy for Maine legislators organized by the Maine Development Foundation, the Muskie School and the Smith Center. Funding for the briefs and the forum was generously provided by the Maine Health Access Foundation.
Issue Briefs
- Can health information technology be the answer?
James Harnar, HealthInfoNet - Dirigo health reform — An overview and progress report
Governor's Office of Health Policy and Finance - Health and aging: A roadmap for Maine's older adults and their families
Lenard Kaye, Center on Aging, University of Maine
Dyan Villeneuve, Center on Aging, University of Maine - Is Maine prepared to become the healthiest state in the nation?
Brenda Joly, Muskie School of Public Service - Key national and state Medicaid issues
Paul Saucier, Muskie School of Public Service
Katie Rosingana, Muskie School of Public Service - Maine's rural health challenges
Jennifer Lenardson, Muskie School of Public Service
David Hartley, Muskie School of Public Service - Mental health and substance abuse in Maine: Building a community-based system
Michael Brennan, Muskie School of Public Service
David Lambert, Muskie School of Public Service - Myths and realities of health insurance reform in Maine
Gino Nalli, Muskie School of Public Service - Prescription drug access, quality and affordability in Maine
Kimberley Fox, Muskie School of Public Service - State health care reform in 2006
Neva Kaye, National Academy for State Health Policy
Presentations
- Opening Presentation: An overview of Maine's health system
Wendy Wolf, Maine Health Access Foundation - Charlene Rydell Lecture: Why not the best? How states can lead us toward a high
performance health system
Karen Davis, President, Commonwealth Fund
Muskie News
Professor Charlie Colgan presents 2012 Maine Economic Forecast
On January 10, Professor Charlie Colgan presented his 2012 economic forecast for the state of Maine at the annual event “Breakfast with Charlie.” Colgan is a former Maine state economist and current chair of the Muskie School of Public Service Community Planning & Development master’s program. Presentation slides and audio from this morning’s presentation are [...]
New Findings on ‘New Americans’
The New Americans project, a collaboration between the USM Muskie School and Oldham Innovative Research, has released its final report, New Americans: Child Care Decision-making of Refugee and Immigrant Parents of English Language Learners.
