medicaid

Published
March 15, 2023

In nursing homes, impoverished residents live final days on pennies

A half-century-old bit of American bureaucracy is leaving hundreds of thousands of nursing home residents in an unthinkable bind: Living on as little as $30 a month.
Published
January 16, 2023

Commentary: Republicans want to cut Medicare. Here’s how real leaders would handle the deficit

The difference between public servant and politician has seldom been more stark than it is today.
Published
September 22, 2022

Maine Voices: Outdated law denies appropriate care to people with serious brain disorders

Hospital violence, in Maine as elsewhere, can be traced right back to a federal law from 1965.
Published
September 21, 2022

The Conversation: Medicaid enrollment soared by 25% during the COVID-19 pandemic – but a big decline could happen soon
Published
March 6, 2022

Our View: Maine’s new surplus should fund mental health

State refund checks will help offset inflationary pressures on households, but higher prices are not our only problem.

Published
February 19, 2022

Maine Voices: Inequities in mental health treatment are health care’s greatest injustice

Laws like the one that keeps Medicaid from covering inpatient behavioral care are not only discriminatory but also can have dire consequences for Maine families.
Published
February 12, 2022

Maine Voices: Funding must follow mandate for Medicaid providers

People who care for Medicaid recipients deserve a living wage – but their employers can’t afford to pay it unless Maine raises the reimbursement rate.
Published
June 18, 2021

Pandemic swells Medicaid enrollment to record 80 million people
Published
June 12, 2021

Maine Voices: A car crash left me paralyzed. Home care workers let me work, support my family

When caregivers have economic stability, people with disabilities do, too. Maine’s senators should listen to people like me who support the American Jobs Plan.
Published
June 6, 2021

Our View: Stop shutting immigrants out of health coverage in Maine

A lesson of COVID that we should never forget is that we all have a stake in each other’s health.