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Published
September 19, 2022

More Mainers have health insurance, census finds

The uninsured rate declined from 8% to 5.7% from 2019-21 after Maine expanded Medicaid, and is now about half what it was a decade ago.
Published
June 29, 2022

Maine to expand dental coverage for nearly 220,000 adults

The new benefits will cover preventive care in addition to emergencies.
Published
June 16, 2022

MaineCare coverage for new mothers extended to 12 months

Currently, Medicaid's postpartum coverage expires after 60 days, but effective Aug. 1, it will last for a full year after birth.
Published
March 31, 2022

Lawmakers vote to give more Maine children access to affordable healthcare

The bill would raise the income eligibility cap to 300 percent of the poverty level, waive the waiting period and premiums, and add 19- and 20-year-olds.
Published
March 25, 2022

Lawmakers may boost state reimbursement rates for family-planning care

A legislative panel approved a bill Friday to boost MaineCare reimbursement rates for family-planning providers.

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Published
July 7, 2021

Maine health care advocates cheer legislative victories

But their satisfaction at securing new MaineCare dental benefits, an insulin safety net and higher pay for direct care workers is tempered by failures to ban flavored tobacco and rein in drug prices.
Published
June 6, 2021

Our View: Stop shutting immigrants out of health coverage in Maine

A lesson of COVID that we should never forget is that we all have a stake in each other’s health.
Published
June 3, 2021

Maine House and Senate advance bill to expand dental coverage under MaineCare

Maine is one of only 10 states that do not cover preventive and restorative dental care under their Medicaid programs.
Published
May 20, 2021

Commentary: Dental care is health care. Mainers need access to it.

L.D. 1501 provides a way for the dental profession and our state to protect all children from preventable dental disease.
Published
May 3, 2021

Direct care workers urge lawmakers to raise pay rates to combat staffing shortages

A workforce shortage and low wages have created a crisis for those who need help from direct care workers. On Monday, some workers made their case for a pay hike to the Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee.