The former Maine DHHS commissioner and gubernatorial candidate resigns from her position in the Trump administration to lead the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.
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Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Mary Mayhew’s appointment to head Medicaid nationally is a threat to public health
Here in Maine, she worked to cut Medicaid spending, opposed its expansion and reduced DHHS staff.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Mary Mayhew brings Maine failures to Washington
The new federal Medicaid director will pursue the same agenda she did here, focused more on cost savings than care.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Mary Mayhew, who opposed Medicaid expansion in Maine, named to head nation’s Medicaid program
She restored her agency’s fiscal health as DHHS commissioner for Gov. LePage, but critics say she also tore a hole in the social services safety net.
Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, News, Politics
National women’s group goes after Cote in bid to elect Mills in Democratic primary
The $300,000 contribution to another PAC by EMILY’S List is the largest example of spending by outside groups that hope to influence Maine’s primary races for governor.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Republicans running for governor pledge to follow LePage lead on Medicaid, taxes, workforce development
But they would accomplish their goals in different ways, and some have more specific visions than others of what they believe Maine needs from its next chief executive.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Bayside’s woes are bigger than one neighborhood
Gov. LePage’s hostility to anti-poverty programs has made a bad situation worse.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Mayhew says Mills, Hayes should quit state jobs before running for governor
During a campaign stop in Lewiston, the Republican gubernatorial candidate criticizes the attorney general and state treasurer.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Child’s death calls for investigation of DHHS
Officials should not hide behind laws meant to protect the victim’s privacy, not theirs.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Mayhew gets help from Bush family member in Maine governor’s race
The brother of former President George H.W. Bush hosts a fundraiser on North Haven Island to help Mayhew in her bid for the 2018 Republican nomination.