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Published
May 7, 2021

Our View: Tooth care is health care, Mainers’ stories show

Legislators shouldn’t hesitate to expand dental care benefits under MaineCare.
Published
April 21, 2021

Committee approves bill on party lines to restore MaineCare benefits to noncitizen immigrants

The measure cleared the Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee with majority Democrats favoring the change and Republicans opposing it.
Published
April 20, 2021

Direct-care agencies urge Maine lawmakers to raise reimbursement rates

The Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee is considering several bills that would boost the pay for those who provide direct care to Mainers with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Published
March 11, 2021

Supreme Court calls off arguments over Medicaid work requirements, in light of Biden changes

It's the 5th time since the November presidential election that the change in administrations has led the court to dismiss or delay cases it had already agreed to hear.
Published
August 8, 2020

Commentary: By increasing federal support for Medicaid, Senate can save hospitals, lives

Voting for this policy will reveal that our lawmakers value compassion, justice and the human right of access to health care.

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Published
February 1, 2020

Maine Voices: Mental health care system continues to abandon the people who need it

This system has already deprived my father of a purposeful life. Now it has failed the clients of Shalom House.
Published
January 27, 2020

Commentary: Time to reform Maine’s services for adults with intellectual disabilities

State Department of Health and Human Services officials roll out a plan to fulfill the promises made when the Pineland Center was closed.
Published
January 26, 2020

Our View: Maine’s opioid epidemic is far from over

We're doing most of the right things to save lives. We just need to do more.
Published
January 23, 2020

Advocates for Maine dental bill press Mills for support

An advocacy group presented 1,500 signed postcards to the governor's office, urging her to back a measure to give dental benefits to adult Medicaid recipients. The change would help roughly 70,000 people receive preventive care.
Published
January 21, 2020

Maine plans to review reimbursement rates for Medicaid programs

Some providers say the rates have been static for years, and are so low that services are at risk.