Legislation sponsored by Assistant House Majority Leader Rachel Talbot Ross of Portland would roll back a 2011 change that prohibited non-citizens from receiving state Medicaid benefits.
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New Medicaid patients strain Maine’s mental health services
The number of adults getting treatment has nearly doubled since the state expanded the health care program, and wait times are swelling.
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ACA signups down, but Maine’s uninsured rate should fall with Medicaid expansion
From Nov. 1 through Dec. 17, a total of 62,213 Mainers signed up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act – down about 13% from a year ago.
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New tax on internet sales boosts Maine’s budget further into the black
The tax, approved after the recent two-year budget was finalized, is one of several that contributed to an increase in state revenue.
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Maine ACA enrollment expected to drop as state continues its Medicaid expansion
Thousands of Mainers who have enrolled in Affordable Care Act coverage will be switched to Medicaid in 2020, getting a better health insurance plan in the process.
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Effort to increase Medicaid patients’ access to opioid treatment is threatened
A provision in federal law designed to control costs – called the upper payment limit – is creating an obstacle.
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Winners and losers of the 2019 legislative session
Democrats used their legislative majority and control of the Blaine House to push through many bills in health care, education and the environment, but some measures still fell by the wayside.
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This year’s legislative session may pit Mills against her own party on taxes
Maine’s new governor has vowed not to raise taxes in her first 2-year budget proposal, but Democratic lawmakers’ agenda calls for more state spending.
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Gov. Mills says more than 6,000 Mainers have filed for Medicaid since July
Her administration is working to provide coverage to applicants under the newly expanded program, with DHHS processing claims and fielding 2,000 calls daily.
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Mills’ ‘Executive Order 1’ makes 70,000 more Mainers eligible for health insurance
The Democrat had vowed to expand Medicaid on ‘day one’ of her administration, almost 14 months after voters approved it.