Medicaid expansion
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PublishedAugust 23, 2018
Maine high court rejects LePage request to delay Medicaid expansion
The ruling means the administration must file a plan to expand eligibility for health coverage while a broader legal dispute continues.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2018
Maine DHHS denying Medicaid expansion applicants as lawsuit continues
Letters of rejection have gone out to some Mainers as implementation of the new law remains in limbo, but the LePage administration hasn't said why the applications are being turned down.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2018
Cynthia Dill: Being fiscally conservative means something different these days
President Trump, Gov. LePage & Co. use record debt as a good excuse to cut social programs.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2018
Mainers begin applying for Medicaid expansion as LePage fights implementation
Several hundred Mainers may have applied since the July 2 enrollment period opened, but when they will qualify for health insurance may hinge on the outcome of a suit challenging the governor's failure to move forward with expansion.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2018
Our View: Rural hospitals need for Maine to expand Medicaid to help them survive
The same pressure felt in Bridgton exists for other rural hospitals and their host communities.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2018
Question for Maine’s highest court: Is Gov. LePage breaking the law by stalling Medicaid expansion?
Justices grill expansion advocates and the administration's lawyer as they consider whether to give the governor more time to file a plan to extend coverage to another 70,000 Mainers.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2018
Our View: LePage’s jail comment shows contempt for courts
Obeying the law on Medicaid expansion should not be a choice for the governor of Maine.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2018
LePage says he’ll go to jail before he lets Maine expand Medicaid without funding
The governor vows he won't 'put the state in red ink,' but the Democrat who wants to succeed him, Janet Mills, says she'd act on expansion during her first day in office.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2018
LePage foils Medicaid expansion again when House sustains his veto
The 85-58 tally falls short of the two-thirds vote needed to override the governor's rejection of a funding bill, as a lawsuit seeks to force the filing of an expansion plan with the federal government.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2018
Funding plan veto clouds fate of Medicaid expansion in Maine
The state began accepting applications Monday, and coverage could begin in 45 days if one's eligibility is not determined.
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