I wish the elected officials in Augusta, who work for the public, would stop making life difficult for everyday people, such as myself, who rely on MaineCare. People need MaineCare coverage so they can go to the doctor and dentist, to maintain their health. Some people in this state have low incomes and if MaineCare […]
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LePage administration asks feds for MaineCare work requirements
AUGUSTA (AP) — Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s administration is officially asking the federal government to impose work and premium requirements on state Medicaid recipients. Low-income Mainers this spring told state regulators the changes would make it harder to access health care that would allow them to work. Maine Public reported (http://bit.ly/2vvfuU4 ) Maine Equal Justice […]
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Children getting free glasses thanks via MaineCare
LEWISTON — Mckayla Hilliard leaned over the display boxes filled with glasses. Wire frames, plastic frames, geek chic, sophisticated, black, white, multicolored. Dozens of them, new and shiny and waiting. She reached out to touch a brown pair with square lenses, then pulled back. “Wait,” she said to Lynn Poulin, who runs the dispensary, “these […]
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Susan Collins offers support for Medicaid expansion in Maine
Whether Maine should expand its Medicaid program to cover tens of thousands more people has long been a hotly debated issue — and one that may be decided at the ballot box in November. But until now, Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins has remained above the fray, focused on trying to come up with a […]
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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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LePage administration moves toward stricter Medicaid rules
Maine will ask President Donald Trump’s administration to let it further rein in the state’s Medicaid program, announcing on Tuesday that the Department of Health and Human Services will have a comment period and two public hearings in May ahead of a formal request. The move was no surprise: Gov. Paul LePage’s administration announced its plan in January to ask […]
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A more responsible budget
I write with regard to the proposed state budget. Disregarding the referendum results, the governor would, once again, reduce revenue sharing and necessary programs — the Homestead Exemption, the General Assistance Program, Maine Care and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, to name a few. That would mean, among other losses, less money to continue to […]
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Mary Mayhew asks Trump administration for more MaineCare cuts
On the same day that advocates for expanding Medicaid coverage delivered more than 67,000 signatures to secure a public referendum on the issue, the state asked the new administration in Washington to let it scale back the federal health care program for the poor. For Maine Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew, […]
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Disdain for people’s health
I find it totally ironic that Gov. Paul LePage had bariatric surgery. The Sun Journal (Jan. 12) quoted LePage, “It really is the right thing to do if health issues come in,” after his doctor warned him that he risked developing diabetes if he didn’t lose weight. The governor dodged questions about who paid for […]
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Wide-ranging views on MaineCare presented at legislative forum
Editor’s note: This is the second of three articles on a legislative candidates forum held at the University of Maine at Farmington on Wednesday. The second question posed to the candidates was: Are you for or against MaineCare? Please explain why. FARMINGTON — When local legislative candidates met at a forum organized by the Franklin County […]