medicaid
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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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PublishedOctober 17, 2018
Our View: Mary Mayhew brings Maine failures to Washington
The new federal Medicaid director will pursue the same agenda she did here, focused more on cost savings than care.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2018
McConnell says Medicare, Social Security causing ‘disturbing’ deficit increase
The Senate majority leader rejects criticism that last year's Republican tax cuts are to blame for the country's rising debt.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2018
Mary Mayhew, who opposed Medicaid expansion in Maine, named to head nation’s Medicaid program
She restored her agency's fiscal health as DHHS commissioner for Gov. LePage, but critics say she also tore a hole in the social services safety net.
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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 13, 2018
LePage administration ends contract with firm that helps with Medicaid
A spokesperson says that ending the contract allows the state to 'explore other service opportunities.'
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PublishedJuly 3, 2018
Our View: Veto of Medicaid expansion funding ends any chance LePage will follow law
Over and over, the governor has moved the goalposts on enacting the measure, then blames others for its being stalled.
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PublishedJune 29, 2018
Judge blocks first-in-nation Medicaid work mandate in Kentucky
A judge finds that the Trump administration's approval of such a policy is arbitrary and capricious.
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