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PublishedApril 30, 2018
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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PublishedApril 29, 2018
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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PublishedApril 19, 2018
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.
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PublishedApril 19, 2018
From Medicaid expansion to pot sales, partisan stalemate in Augusta leaves key issues unresolved
A late-night impasse over adjournment has members of the 128th Maine Legislature vehemently blaming political opponents, with time running out and the fate of unfinished legislation unclear.
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PublishedApril 18, 2018
Partisan brinkmanship paralyzes Legislature as clock ticks on end of session
Deep distrust between Democrats and the conservative House Republican caucus closely aligned with Gov. LePage centers particularly on the key issues of Medicaid expansion and tax conformity.
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PublishedApril 9, 2018
Democrats advance bill to partially fund Medicaid expansion
The $10.4 million funding measure would pay for 103 jobs to administer program benefits at the Department of Health and Human Services.
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PublishedApril 3, 2018
Groups press LePage to file Medicaid expansion plan as time runs out
Advocates for expansion keep pressure on the administration to act as Attorney General Janet Mills announces a $35 million windfall that she says could fund the program through the current two-year budget.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2018
Supporters of voter-approved Medicaid expansion press LePage, lawmakers as deadline nears
The administration, however, shows no sign of changing its stance that it will take no action until the expansion 'has been appropriately funded.'
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PublishedMarch 27, 2018
Maine Voices: Medicaid can do so much for Mainers, why does the governor resist expansion?
It would support families, save lives, improve health, create jobs – and to cap it all off, it's a huge bargain.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2018
Trump work requirement rewrites health care rules for poor
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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