medicaid
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2019
Maine Gov. Mills rejects work requirements LePage sought for Medicaid
The Trump administration approved the requirements just days before Paul LePage left office, but Gov. Janet Mills says that change would leave more Mainers uninsured.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2019
Maine Voices: Neurodiverse individuals need support for their conditions
Gov. Mills should restore the mental health services that were cut under her Republican predecessor.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2019
Mary Mayhew leaves job as U.S. Medicaid chief after less than 3 months
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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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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