Such requirements, long pushed by conservatives – including the administration of Maine Gov. Paul LePage – represent a tectonic change in the Medicaid program.
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Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Independent lawmakers gain clout in Augusta with staff, office space
With 5 leaving their parties in 2017, the group could hold more sway on key issues such as Medicaid expansion and recreational marijuana.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Congress just broke the health care system, now Mainers will feel the pain
Thousands will lose their coverage, premiums will jump for many others and ACA fixes won’t help much.
Posted inLocal & State
Medicaid expansion may strain Maine’s budget, credit rating agency says
Moody’s also says the biggest risk to the state is that the federal government could reduce funding for the health care program in the years ahead.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Maine’s ballot-box expansion of Medicaid likely to inspire referendums elsewhere
From Idaho to Utah to Kansas, where lawmakers have resisted the added health care coverage, groups now have ‘something to emulate.’
Posted inNation & World
In election glow, Democrats nationally see health care as a winning issue
Maine’s vote to expand Medicaid is among the indicators that public opinion may be shifting in the Democrats’ favor.
Posted inLocal & State
Addicts may benefit from an expansion of Medicaid
Uninsured Mainers can’t afford treatment, and hospitals are bearing the rising costs of unreimbursed emergency room care for opioid addiction.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News
About 70,000 low-income Mainers await crucial state vote on expanding Medicaid
Residents without insurance who earn between zero and 138% of the federal poverty level, about $28,000 for a family of three, would benefit from the proposal on the Nov. 7 ballot.
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State alters wording of ballot questions on Medicaid expansion, York casino
Republicans praise the Medicaid referendum change because it may have political benefits, and a phrase is cut from the casino language because it could be viewed as creating bias.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Local & State, News, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: Whine about insurance? For many Mainers it’s really about surviving.
Republicans use their dictionaries to once again demonize the poor.