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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Trump picks Maine's Mary Mayhew to manage Medicaid
Former Maine health commissioner and Republican gubernatorial candidate Mary Mayhew has been tapped by the Trump administration to lead Medicaid, the health insurance program that covers more than 70 million low-income Americans. Seema Verma, head of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said in a statement Monday that Mayhew has been named deputy […]
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Mayhew says Mills and Hayes should quit their state jobs before running for governor
LEWISTON — Republican gubernatorial candidate Mary Mayhew said Friday that Attorney General Janet Mills and State Treasurer Terry Hayes shouldn’t be pocketing government paychecks while they campaign for Maine’s top job. “They have full-time jobs the taxpayers are paying for,” said Mayhew, one of four contenders in the June 12 Republican primary for governor. If […]
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Gubernatorial candidate speaking Tuesday in Auburn
AUBURN — Mary Mayhew, former commissioner of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services and a candidate for governor, will speak at an Auburn City Republican Committee meeting Tuesday, Sept. 12, at Wallingford’s Fruit House, 1240 Perkins Ridge Road. The event is from 6 to 7:30. The public is welcome to attend. Membership in the […]
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Adam Cote, Mary Mayhew start strong in campaign fundraising
The first financial filings in Maine’s 2018 gubernatorial campaign confirmed that Democrat Adam Cote and Republican Mary Mayhew are on track to run formidable campaigns to replace Gov. Paul LePage. They were the only major privately financed Blaine House candidates who declared their candidacies during the second quarter of 2017. Updated reports for that period […]
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Mary Mayhew announces she will run for governor in 2018
After leading Maine’s effort to overhaul its welfare programs, former Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew is taking aim at the state’s highest office. In morning radio interviews Tuesday, Mayhew declared her intention to seek the Republican nomination for governor in 2018. Mayhew, the most widely known of the handful of contenders […]
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Mary Mayhew to resign as head of DHHS
AUGUSTA — Mary Mayhew, who has served as Maine commissioner of Health and Human Services since the beginning of Gov. Paul LePage’s tenure, will be leaving that post Friday. LePage announced her departure Wednesday in a prepared statement, in which he said she did an “exceptional job” at the helm of state government’s largest department. […]
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Maine Medicaid recipients say they need health care to work
Judy Newell of Portland speaks against the proposed changes to the state’s Medicaid program during a hearing, Wednesday, May 17, 2017, in Portland, Maine. Maine and Wisconsin are finalizing waivers to make significant changes to Medicaid that would make the program more like welfare programs, with restrictions to eligibility and enrollment, premiums and cost-sharing. (AP […]
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Maine DHHS says foster homes needed for kids with special needs
AUGUSTA (AP) — The state says there’s a continued need for foster homes in Maine as more children come into state custody because of parental substance abuse. Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew says there’s a particular need for foster families who support reunification as well as those caring for teens, sibling […]
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Gov. Paul LePage heads to D.C. opposing GOP health care plan
Maine Gov. Paul LePage is heading to the nation’s capital today to tell officials to scrap the health care plan backed by President Donald Trump and start over. “Let’s do it right” instead of rushing to get something approved swiftly, LePage told a Portland radio station. The governor told WGAN that he is going to […]