Baldacci to Participate in Healthcare Discussion at UMaine Wesnesday
Contact: Sarah Bigney, Progressive Student Alliance at 356-7322
ORONO — Gov. John Baldacci will be at the University of Maine at 1 p.m. on Wednesday May 3 to participate in a rally followed by a forum and panel discussion aimed at raising awareness of healthcare issues in Maine. More than 100,000 Maine residents are without health insurance; two in five college graduates nationally are without healthcare within a year of graduating.
UMaine’s Progressive Student Alliance will host the Wednesday events. The rally, which will include a student presentation to Baldacci, begins at 1 p.m. in UMaine’s Steam Plant Parking Lot. The rally will move to Memorial Union for the forum and panel discussion featuring a keynote talk by the governor. The forum will highlight the role of Dirigo Health Care today and in the future, with regard to creating a healthier Maine. The forum is scheduled for Memorial Union’s Bangor Room, from 1:30 to 3 p.m.