Medicaid
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PublishedDecember 27, 2018
Mills can torpedo LePage’s Medicaid work requirements, experts say
Gov.-elect Janet Mills says she wants legal experts to evaluate what laws allow her to do, knowing that nearly 17,000 people lost their benefits in the first state that implemented similar rules.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2018
Federal government approves LePage request for work requirements for Medicaid
The policy shift also could require some of the 258,000 low-income Mainers who receive health insurance under MaineCare to pay monthly premiums.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2018
Chamber, advocacy groups pair up to fight childhood poverty
Invest in Tomorrow intends to develop an action plan to help children, which ultimately will help the state's workforce.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2018
Commentary: More dental hygiene therapists would mitigate a Maine crisis
The state's dentists are graying and few in number in places where their services are most needed.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2018
Our View: Overdoses rise, yet ray of hope emerges
As preliminary data point to a plateau in drug deaths, Maine is finally in a position to implement measures that have helped other states.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2018
Our View: Dentists sound alarm on our broken system
Treating dental care as an optional benefit ignores its importance to our health.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2018
Our View: Rural hospitals close at an alarming rate
Expanding Medicaid will help take some of the pressure off small facilities with low-income patients.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2018
Free dental care day seen as ‘a warning sign’ that Maine isn’t meeting need for coverage
Once a year, hundreds get free care, but the gesture shines a light on Maine’s status as a state without an adult Medicaid dental benefit.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2018
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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PublishedOctober 17, 2018
Letter to the editor: State targets critics of its lawlessness
The LePage administration locks horns with residents who want the voters' will on Medicaid expansion to be implemented.
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