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Medicaid

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April 23, 2018
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    As Mainers endorse expanding MaineCare, feds back LePage methods to shrink it

    Medicaid, known in Maine as MaineCare, is jointly run and funded by the state and the federal governments, providing health insurance to low-income residents. Read More
    • What’s next for Medicaid expansion as LePage and Democrats dig in

    What’s next for Medicaid expansion as LePage and Democrats dig in

    Here’s how the fight to give health coverage to 70,000 Mainers could go. Read More
    • LePage signals opposition to implementing Medicaid expansion
    • Maine voters back Medicaid expansion
    EDITORIALS

    Mainers voted for health care. They deserve more than LePage’s obstruction.

    Ever the sore loser, LePage announced Wednesday morning that he would not implement the expansion voters had approved just hours earlier. Read More

    LePage signals opposition to implementing Medicaid expansion

    Gov. Paul LePage and a top legislative ally were previewing their strategies to block Medicaid expansion hours after Maine voters passed it. Read More
    • Maine voters back Medicaid expansion

    Maine voters back Medicaid expansion

    With 66 percent of precincts reporting at 10:10 p.m. Tuesday, vote tallies showed support for expansion at 59 percent and opposition at 41 percent. Read More
    OPINION

    Why Maine should expand Medicaid

    Everyone benefits: from doctors and nurses who can keep doing their essential work to the Mainers who count on compassionate, quality care, regardless of income. Mainers should vote to expand MaineCare on Nov. 7. Read More
    OPINION

    Medicaid expansion is one way we make addiction treatment more accessible

    Simply expanding access to the state’s Medicaid program, known as MaineCare, to an estimated 80,000 people would be a huge step forward. Read More
    OPINION

    Medicaid expansion can help Maine’s homeless veterans access care

    At the polls on Nov. 7, let us respect Maine veterans by repaying their loyalty and commitment. Let us have their courage and honor them by providing the health care they need and deserve. Vote yes on Question 2, a salute to Maine Veterans. Read More

    LePage accuses Medicaid expansion supporters of lying but offers scant proof

    “They’re misinforming people,” LePage said. He also claimed the expansion will cost Maine at least $100 million more per year. Read More
    OPINION

    Medicaid expansion is critical to the survival of Maine’s rural hospitals

    Who pays for this care? The blunt answer is, you do — twice. Read More
    OPINION

    What opponents of Medicaid expansion get wrong

    Critics of Medicaid expansion have ignored the success of past expansions in Maine as well as the success of recent expansions in other states. Read More
    OPINION

    Medicaid expansion a rare opportunity to improve health of Maine’s people and economy

    An objective look at the referendum to expand Medicaid shows that it is a good deal for Maine. Read More
    EDITORIALS

    Yes on Question 2: Medicaid expansion will benefit Maine in many ways

    Maine has left billions of federal dollars on the table and left tens of thousands of its residents without health insurance by rejecting Medicaid expansion. A “yes” vote on Question 2 will begin to right that wrong. Read More

    Obamacare’s fate looms over Maine Medicaid expansion vote

    Few issues have received as much governmental and media attention in recent years as Medicaid expansion, yet Mainers are poised to decide Question 2 on the November ballot amid confusion in the present and uncertainty about the future. Read More

    Medicaid to cover sex reassignment surgeries in NH

    The state health department says the change is necessary to comply with the Affordable Care Act, which prohibits gender discrimination. Read More
    • NH House committee rejects bump stock ban
    • 5 things you didn’t know your insurance covered

    Senate GOP, including Collins, backs budget clearing way for tax overhaul

    The final vote was 51-49 with deficit hawk Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky the lone opposing GOP vote. Read More
    OPINION

    Maine can’t afford to make the same mistake with Medicaid expansion again

    Maine tried this before. We ended up with a massive debt owed to Maine hospitals and a budget crisis. Read More
    OPINION

    Medicaid expansion gives Maine a chance to address inequality in health care

    With one vote, we can ensure thousands of Maine families will no longer be forced to roll the dice on their health. Read More

    Illinois governor agrees to allow Medicaid for abortions

    More than two dozen states provide Medicaid coverage for abortions in cases of rape, incest or if the mother's life is in danger; 17 states use state-only funds from the state-federal program for women seeking abortions for other reasons. Read More
    CONTRIBUTORS

    Medicaid expansion would be a ‘win-win’ for Maine

    In November, go to the polls and cast a “yes” vote to expand MaineCare. Read More
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