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PublishedJanuary 23, 2020
Advocates for Maine dental bill press Mills for support
An advocacy group presented 1,500 signed postcards to the governor's office, urging her to back a measure to give dental benefits to adult Medicaid recipients. The change would help roughly 70,000 people receive preventive care.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2019
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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PublishedMay 26, 2019
Health care has dominated legislative session
Democrats control the House and Senate and have a governor who's on their side. Their priority has been health care, both in policy changes and spending priorities
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PublishedMay 26, 2019
Many Mainers enter golden years financially insecure
With limited incomes and little or no savings, seniors increasingly depend on government programs and worry who will care for them as they age.
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PublishedApril 17, 2019
Dental benefit proposed for Medicaid recipients
A bill introduced in the Maine Legislature would give access to preventive, diagnostic and restorative care for more than 100,000 Mainers.
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PublishedApril 3, 2019
With 16,000 more Mainers already covered, feds approve state’s Medicaid expansion
Thousands had applied for the health care coverage starting in July, but were rejected by the LePage administration.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2019
Medicare hits 4 Maine hospitals with penalties for quality of care
In addition, 4 Maine hospitals were penalized by the federal agency for having too many readmissions.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2019
Across Maine, prices for the same medical procedures are often staggeringly different
Low patient volumes and scarce competition among providers help make the state one of the most costly for health care in the U.S.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2019
Republican lawmaker’s bill calls for Medicaid money for spouses giving in-home care
Rep. Patrick Corey's bill would make Maine the 13th state to allow spouses who care for their disabled partners to qualify for Medicaid reimbursement, at an estimated cost to the state of $2 million a year.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2019
Mills administration names new director of MaineCare services
Michelle Probert, who oversees health and wellness programs at Bath Iron Works, was a manager in the MaineCare program during the first term of former Gov. Paul Lepage.
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