Some lawmakers said Monday that Maine's Republican governor has been floating a new tax on hospitals to pay for voter-approved Medicaid expansion. Read More
Republican Gov. Paul LePage's administration appealed a judge's order Thursday that requires Maine to move to expand Medicaid as voters demanded in 2016. Read More
Services for these children on Medicaid are important not just because they can’t fend for themselves but because early treatment can change the course of their trajectory. Read More
As of March, 263,662 Mainers were enrolled in Medicaid, known in the state as MaineCare. But Maine did not report how much enrollment has changed since 2013, when health insurance marketplaces were launched under the Affordable Care Act. Read More
Justice Michaela Murphy reserved her ruling for a later date, but said she intends to issue it as soon as possible. Read More
MaineCare, the state’s version of Medicaid, pays for abortions only in cases of rape, incest or if continuing a pregnancy to term would endanger the mother’s life. Read More
Supporters of Medicaid expansion sued Maine on Monday to force state officials to implement the voter-approved law that has been held up by Gov. Paul LePage. Read More
The Trump administration is proposing to rewrite rules on federal payments to hospitals treating older Americans on Medicare, making it easier for patients to see the prices of procedures and care. Read More
While Medicaid may not be the optimum solution to our state and national health care crisis, it currently provides the only practical way of subsidizing the health care of people who otherwise cannot afford or obtain necessary treatment. Read More
Maine lawmakers must ignore the grandstanding and demands from LePage. Read More
Maine is expected to have nearly $130 million in surplus revenues during the two-year budget cycle that ends in 2019. Read More
The efforts by the Trump administration to undermine the Affordable Care Act have produced some unexpected irony. Read More
The lawsuit challenges the legality of the state insurance program that restricts coverage for abortions. Read More
True compassion is lifting Americans most in need out of difficult circumstances. Read More
If successful, the efforts could make hundreds of thousands of Americans newly eligible for health coverage, while also opening the door to Medicaid changes that could kick some current beneficiaries out of the program. Read More
Far from being a “cruel” action designed to inflict “pain” on the vulnerable, the administration’s decision is completely reasonable. Read More
Republicans say work and other requirements will return Medicaid to its original intent — to act as a stopgap until people can find work. Read More
The announcement reignited a debate about welfare eligibility requirements that has raged throughout LePage’s tenure. Read More
The guidance represents a fundamental and much-disputed recalibration of the compact between the government and poor Americans for whom Medicaid coverage provides a crucial pathway to health care. Read More
Three issues demand action, namely because the people of Maine have made it clear they wanted changes that lawmakers had so far refused to enact. Read More
