The judge rejects the state’s claim that it can’t proceed without funding and orders it to file paperwork allowing up to 70,000 low-income Mainers to start applying for health coverage July 2.
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Group suing LePage administration to expand Medicaid responds
Maine Equal Justice Partners counters assertions by the governor that he can’t implement the expansion until the Legislature allocates funds for it.
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Seven Democrats see similar path toward Blaine House
The candidates mostly agree about the kind of governor Maine needs, but each hopes to emerge as the one who will get things done.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Inspired by Maine, activists push ballot initiatives to expand Medicaid in other states
Of the 18 states that haven’t expanded eligibility for Medicaid, 10 are in the South, where the initiative process isn’t generally available.
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Adult group homes facing crisis created by legislators
A failure to increase MaineCare reimbursement rates before the session’s end triggers a reduction instead, putting services at risk.
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Welfare fraud suspect to be released on bond
A second man charged with welfare fraud has his detention hearing continued to Thursday.
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Attorney General Mills won’t defend LePage in Medicaid expansion lawsuit
It’s the latest example of Maine’s attorney general, a Democratic candidate for governor, opting to let the governor hire outside legal counsel rather than represent the state in court.
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Medicaid expansion advocates sue to force LePage administration to implement program
Maine Equal Justice Partners, which led the campaign to pass expansion at the ballot box, wants to hold the state to deadlines outlined in the law passed by voters in November.
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Maine Voices: Realistically? Maine’s fatal overdoses will increase this year
Alleged funding for opioid addiction treatment turns out to be a myth – and the annual death spiral is likely to continue.
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What’s left in limbo: Rundown of major unfinished business as 2018 legislative session ends
Here is a recap of some of the major issues debated in the Legislature this year, where they currently stand and their prospects going forward.