A $120 million shortfall in the state budget for this year has set off an ideological debate over the future of Maine’s Medicaid program.
John Richardson
Posted inNews
Report recommends legal reforms, education to fight painkiller abuse
A task force of lawmakers, state officials and experts in health care and drug addiction is about to submit a report calling for education campaigns and legal reforms to fight painkiller abuse and addiction in Maine. Even as that report is being finalized, however, Maine lawmakers are weighing proposed cuts in addiction treatment that would […]
advertisement
Posted inNews
Budget cuts could affect thousands of Mainers
Last week, Gov. Paul LePage proposed $221 million in budget cuts to the state’s health and human services programs. This week, Mainers get their chance to respond.
Posted inNews
Thousands to be hit by budget cuts
Last week, Gov. Paul LePage proposed $221 million in budget cuts to the state’s health and human services programs. This week, Mainers get their chance to respond.
Posted inNews
Maine foundation distributes $600K for health reforms
The Maine Health Access Foundation announces two-year grants to HealthInfoNet, Maine Primary Care Association and MaineCare.
Posted inNews
Maine businesses feel new health insurance law
Winxnet, a growing information technology company in Portland, is enjoying an 18 percent drop in health insurance premiums after years of painful double-digit increases. Surprised managers even double-checked all the numbers to make sure the good news was true.
Posted inNews
New insurance law spurs changes in Maine
Winxnet, a growing information technology company in Portland, is enjoying an 18 percent drop in health insurance premiums after years of painful double-digit increases. Surprised managers even double checked all the numbers to make sure the good news was true.
Posted inNews
MaineCare cuts would hurt at top, hospital group says
Maine hospitals stand to lose at least $30 million in state and federal health care payments over the next 18 months if the Legislature adopts Gov. Paul LePage’s proposed cuts to MaineCare, according to the Maine Hospital Association.
Posted inNews
LePage on DHHS cuts: ‘This is crisis time’
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage proposed Tuesday to eliminate Medicaid coverage for 65,000 Mainers as part of a plan to cover a budget deficit that he said now totals $221 million over the next 18 months.
Posted inNews
LePage targets MaineCare
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage proposed Tuesday to eliminate Medicaid coverage for 65,000 Mainers as part of a plan to cover a budget deficit that he said now totals $221 million over the next 18 months.