An Act To Improve the Health of Maine Citizens and the Economy of Maine by Providing Affordable Market-based Coverage Options to Low-income Uninsured Citizens

CONCEPT DRAFT SUMMARY

This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208.

This bill proposes to establish an affordable market-based program to provide health insurance coverage to low-income uninsured Maine citizens who earn less than 133% of the federal poverty level. The program would be modeled after the Insure Tennessee program and the SHARE Plan program in Wyoming.