The river valley deserves the same quality of care as Portland or Bangor. Right now, too many families drive an hour for what should be a 10-minute visit, and too many seniors skip prescriptions because the price is a choice between medicine and groceries.
Richard will vote to:
- Protect rural health clinics from closure and expand their services so residents of Chelsea, Dresden, Pittston, and Randolph can see a provider close to home.
- Expand mental health and substance use services, including mobile crisis response that actually reaches rural addresses.
- Cap out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for seniors and families on fixed incomes, and back state-level price negotiation.
- Invest in the rural healthcare workforce through loan forgiveness, training placements, and real incentives to practice in District 53.
What this means for District 53
Residents of our District receive care at Maine General Medical Center, MidCoast Hospital, and Miles Memorial Hospital and the Togus VA Center. Each of these hospitals is under stress and we’ve seen attempts to reduce services at Togus with the staff layoffs and at Miles with ongoing discussions to close the maternity ward. With insurance rates skyrocketing and residents losing their ability to afford health insurance, we will need to remain vigilant to assure access to health care.
Paid for and authorized by Richard Goldman.