FCP Live-In Chief Operations Officer Susan Sampson attended the 132 Maine Legislature with Maine Association of Personal Care Agencies (MAPCA) members.
Left to right: Susan Sampson (FCP Live-In), Senator Joe Baldacci (Senate District 9: In Penobscot County: Bangor and Hermon), Renate Scholz (Home Instead), and Kate Adams (Aging Excellence).
FCP Live-In’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) Susan Sampson attended the 132 Maine Legislature with Maine Association of Personal Care Agencies (MAPCA) members.
FCP Live-In Chief Operations Officer Susan Sampson attended the Joint Session of the 132 Maine Legislature on February 25th with other Maine Association of Personal Care Agencies (MAPCA) members. FCP Live-In was announced as a guest at the session along with the 2 other agencies, Home Instead and Aging Excellence, representing MAPCA.
Chief Justice Valerie Stanfill’s 2025 State of Judiciary Speech was also that day with Governor Janet Mills in attendance. Below is what MAPCA was interested in, and Senator Joe Baldacci was involved with sponsoring.
National Caregivers Day Resolution: Rep Cloutier has created a Resolve to Support Caregivers in response to Today’s National Caregivers Day. This Resolve was read in the House on Tuesday, February 25th, in the morning before the Supplemental Budget. Providers and caregivers were attendence.
Federal Action Alert from USAging on Medicaid Cuts: Please Call and email your Senators and Representatives TODAY.
Federal Action Alert from USAging on Medicaid Cuts
During the week of February 16th, House and Senate Republicans advanced competing budget resolutions, both proposing detrimental cuts to Medicaid. The resolutions direct the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Senate Finance Committee, which have jurisdiction over Medicaid, to cut nearly $900 billion and $1 billion in federal funding respectively. These proposed cuts put older adults and people with disabilities at risk of losing coverage and critical home and community-based services (HCBS) under Medicaid.
The Senate hoped to advance their proposal on the 25th, with the House voting on their own version this week. It is unclear whether either proposal has enough votes to pass because Democrats have expressed strong opposition, and moderate Republicans have raised concerns about the size of the cuts to Medicaid and other safety net programs.
The MAPCA works to ensure that caregivers are supported and employed throughout the continuum of care.
The MAPCA collaborates to educate state senators and key representatives on the importance of supporting legislation and budget items that keep seniors safe and with proper care.
The MAPCA works to ensure that caregivers are employed and supported regardless of funding source.
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