The Maine Wire: “Fact-checking the new Michaud ad” plus 4 more‏

• Fact-checking the new Michaud ad
• Poll: 12% see Obamacare as positive for their family
• Free Press: How Detroit Went Broke
• Infographic: The Financial States of America
• Study: Medicaid expansion would benefit young men, smokers and drinkers

Fact-checking the new Michaud ad Posted: 16 Sep 2013 12:47 PM PDT Democrat gubernatorial candidate Mike Michaud released a campaign ad on Monday in which the career politician made a dubious claim about job creation in Maine over the past year. Said Michaud, “If you look at the Maine being one of the three states that’s actually lost jobs, uh, over the last year, the uncertainty, uh, […]

Poll: 12% see Obamacare as positive for their family Posted: 16 Sep 2013 10:54 AM PDT Just 12 percent of Americans believe that President Barack Obama’s controversial health care law will have a positive impact on their family, according to a NBCNews/Wall Street Journal poll released on Monday. The results come as state and federal governments gear up for the Oct. 1 roll out of health insurance exchanges. Just 31 percent […]

Free Press: How Detroit Went Broke Posted: 16 Sep 2013 09:45 AM PDT A Free Press investigation published Monday sheds light on how Detroit, once a paragon of economic prosperity, went bankrupt. “Detroit is broke, but it didn’t have to be. An in-depth Free Press analysis of the city’s financial history back to the 1950s shows that its elected officials and others charged with managing its finances repeatedly […]

Infographic: The Financial States of America Posted: 16 Sep 2013 08:48 AM PDT A new infographic hosted at MoneyChoice.org offers a revealing insight into the economic and social conditions of Maine in comparison to the other 49 states. According the infographic, Maine ranks as follows in the following categories: 33rd in median household income (U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 44th in gross domestic product (GDP) (Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic […]

Study: Medicaid expansion would benefit young men, smokers and drinkers Posted: 16 Sep 2013 08:28 AM PDT Researchers at the University of Michigan have found that expanding states’ medical welfare program, known nationally as Medicaid and in Maine as MaineCare, would primarily benefit younger males, tobacco users and heavy drinkers. [REPORT: Potential Adult Medicaid Beneficiaries Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Compared With Current Adult Medicaid Beneficiaries...] “Our objective was […]