To the Editor:
In the governor’s State of the State address to Mainers, he has every right to applaud whatever he considers to be his accomplishments.
But he should do that without resorting to distortions of the truth.
And the truth is, it was Governor Baldacci, who instituted the “pay as you go” system for the hospitals that was implemented in 2010. That was done to resolve a broken payment system that he had inherited.
Yes, Maine must pay its bills and the hospitals need to recoup all its monies and that process must continue as vigorously as possible.
Arthur S Davis Jr.
Woolwich
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