缅因州获得医疗保健的机会因短缺、成本和农村差距而受苦,而资金被威胁削减和医疗援助计划的潜在变化则加剧了这种差距。 Maine’s health care access suffers from shortages, cost, and rural gaps, worsened by threatened funding cuts and potential Medicaid changes.

尽管在扩大医疗保健援助计划和国家举措方面取得了进展,但由于负担能力低廉、服务提供者短缺和农村差异,缅因州在获得医疗保健服务方面面临持续挑战。 Maine faces ongoing challenges in health care access due to affordability, provider shortages, and rural disparities, despite progress from Medicaid expansion and state initiatives. 农村社区与有限的提供者抗争、长途旅行和费用上涨,而联邦预算的变化通过削减对缅因州计划生育等组织的供资,危及避孕、检查和产妇护理,从而威胁到妇女的保健服务。 Rural communities struggle with limited providers, long travel distances, and rising costs, while federal budget changes threaten women’s health services by cutting funding to organizations like Maine Family Planning, jeopardizing contraception, screenings, and maternity care. 医疗补助工作要求也可能使低收入者丧失能力,有可能使基本治疗的覆盖率降低。 Medicaid work requirements may also disenroll low-income individuals, risking coverage for essential treatments. 专家敦促国会恢复供资,维持ACA补贴,并保护获得护理的机会。 Experts urge Congress to restore funding, maintain ACA subsidies, and protect access to care.