Amid rising costs, lawmaker wants to restart conversation about universal health care • Maine Morning Star

Amid rising costs, lawmaker wants to restart conversation about universal health care • Maine Morning Star

Mainers spend more than $18.5 billion annually on health care, nearly 20% of the state’s Gross Domestic Product, according to a 2024 report from the Maine Center for Economic Policy. (Photo: Wichayada Suwanachun/Getty Images)One legislator is pushing to explore the possibility of a publicly funded universal health care system for Maine, which would expand coverage to more than 59,000 currently uninsured residents. During a public hearing on Wedn…