What: 90 Maine legislators to visit Franklin Memorial Hospital as part of Legislative Policy Academy
When: Thursday, January 15, at 10:40 a.m.-noon
Where: Bass Room, Franklin Memorial Hospital
Background: Maine Development Foundation’s Policy Leaders Academy is a non-partisan educational program for Maine Legislators on the Maine economy. This program has delivered high quality, objective and non-partisan experiential training to legislators since 1985. Program participants learn about:
· Maine’s dynamic economy, the drivers of long-term growth, and what it takes to achieve job creation.
· Maine’s regional economies, the interdependence and differences among these regions.
· How business operates and how investment decisions are made.
· The impact of public policy decisions on businesses and regional economies.
The result is better-informed decision-making by Maine’s Legislators.
AGENDA
- 10:40 a.m.: Welcome
- 10:50 a.m.: Rebecca Arsenault, FMH president/CEO, will share information about the changing dynamics in health care and how these changes are impacting care delivery in rural areas.
- 11:30: Jake Grindle, Western Maine Community Action health navigator program coordinator will give an overview of collaborative efforts for enrollment in the Affordable Care Act insurance marketplace.
- 11:50 a.m. Janis Walker Healthy Community Coalition program manager will discuss the Affordable Care Act’s community impact and stories from Franklin County.