Why would we dismantle one of Maine’s biggest success stories?

Investments in prevention and public health save lives and reduce the burden of chronic disease on individuals and families.

The Fund for a Healthy Maine is working. It helps smokers quit, gives kids a healthy start, supports new parents, helps families get active, teaches students about healthy choices and engages communities in every corner of Maine. Each one leads to a brighter future for all of us.

Maine’s economic recovery depends on bringing down the cost of health care for businesses, and that’s what the Fund for a Healthy Maine is designed to do. Maine business leaders consistently identify lowering health costs as the single most important priority for lawmakers to address in their efforts to spur new economic growth. In fact, more than 160 businesses signed on to a letter supporting the Fund for a Healthy Maine when the administration proposed cuts last year.

Healthy families are key to lowering health care costs and sustaining a strong economy. When people are healthy, children do better in school, workers are more productive, and businesses can add jobs because health costs are lower.

This is why it’s more important than ever that we continue to use the Fund for a Healthy Maine for what it was intended to do: Promote good health and prevent costly disease. It was never intended to cover a budget shortfall.

I hope others will join me in contacting their local legislators to urge them to oppose any cuts to the Fund for a Healthy Maine!

Cindy Flye

Manchester

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