Addicts may benefit from an expansion of Medicaid

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Published
October 22, 2017

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.
Published
October 15, 2017

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.
Published
September 7, 2017

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.
Published
August 27, 2017

Bill Nemitz: Whine about insurance? For many Mainers it’s really about surviving.

Republicans use their dictionaries to once again demonize the poor.
Published
August 22, 2017

Republican group asks to strike ‘insurance’ from Medicaid expansion ballot wording

Rick Bennett and a group of Republican lawmakers want the program to be described as 'taxpayer-funded health benefits' or 'government-funded health benefits.'
Published
August 21, 2017

Republicans organize to raise concerns about Medicaid expansion in Maine

Former state Senate President Rick Bennett will lead a news conference Tuesday that could be a prelude to a formal campaign against Question 2 on the Nov. 7 ballot.
Published
August 19, 2017

Maine getting $950,000 under settlement with EpiPen maker

Mylan, the drug's manufacturer, has settled with the federal Department of Justice over allegations of overcharging Medicaid for its emergency allergy medication.