All posts tagged "MaineCare"

State government-controlled healthcare system would raise costs, jeopardize access to quality care

Mainers deserve access to high-quality health care with an affordable price tag. Following...

Though the state of emergency has expired, some of Mills’ pandemic-related executive orders remain in effect

Though Maine’s state of emergency expired on June 30, some changes to rules...

Legislature, governor pass $8.5 billion supplemental budget

The bill passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 123-23 and...

Governor Mills signs bills on energy, telemedicine and remote meetings into law

Bills passed by the Maine Legislature during its recently convened special session have...

Lawmakers to consider ending waiting lists for disabled Mainers

Lawmakers on Maine’s Health and Human Services Committee will hold a public hearing...

Government dependency will grow as Maine reverses course on welfare to work

Laura Catevenis, a resident of Lewiston, was close to rock bottom. She was...

Common sense home healthcare reform provides relief for vulnerable Maine families

Governor Janet Mills on Friday, June 28 signed into law LD 84, a...

Medicaid expansion enrollment is on track to surpass projections

Medicaid expansion enrollment under Governor Janet Mills is taking off – almost 16,800...

Work requirements dramatically boost earnings of Medicaid recipients

With Janet Mills poised to take control of the Blaine House in just...

Work requirements are necessary to discourage Medicaid abuse

Ever since the Trump administration signaled its openness to work requirements for able-bodied...

LePage and House Republicans spare Mainers big tax hike

Earlier this week, Maine House Republicans sustained Governor LePage’s veto of a bill to...

Medicaid expansion activists will hurt people who need help just to prove a point

Medicaid-expansion advocates plan to bring busloads of able-bodied adults to DHHS offices on July...

Proponents of Medicaid must put their money where their mouth is

Proponents of Medicaid expansion have not been honest with the Maine people. They...

We must not be fiscally irresponsible in implementing Medicaid expansion

It took a lot of work to balance Maine’s budget, bring fiscal responsibility...

Maine can learn from Ohio’s Medicaid expansion mistake

I had the privilege of spending some time in your state earlier this...

Maine cannot afford another Medicaid expansion

Maine voters will decide tomorrow at the ballot box whether to expand Medicaid...

Important questions regarding our future are on the ballot; make your voice known

Maine needs you to make important decisions that will affect our future. Please...

Governor LePage issues statement about hospital CEOs pushing for Medicaid expansion

In response to a newsletter put out by Maine Medical Center CEO Richard...

Taxpayers should not pay to give ‘free’ healthcare for able-bodied adults

Special-interest groups are using the ballot box to push initiatives that are bad...

Maine DHHS analysis of the MaineCare expansion debate

Despite being rejected five times previously, once again, a push to expand MaineCare—the...

A Bill That’s Still Bad for Maine

The push for Medicaid expansion in Maine perfectly fits the common saying “if...

MaineCare Expansion – Ideological Blind Faith

There are plenty of differences between the Maine gubernatorial candidates this election. Whether...

For parents of disabled children, MaineCare waitlists are a nightmarish prospect

When doctors discovered that Jeff and Kirsten Martin’s child would have serious medical...

House Speaker will continue work for major Medicaid expansion beneficiary

The top advocate for expanding medical welfare in Maine confirmed Tuesday that he...

LePage's plan for welfare debt moves forward

AUGUSTA – As Democratic lawmakers plan a second major push to expand Medicaid...

Report: Stronger estate recovery laws can improve MaineCare

Maine could face a drastic surge in Medicaid spending for long-term medical care...

Maine Democrats vote to expand welfare program despite costs

AUGUSTA – In a late night session of the Maine House of Representatives,...

HHS votes to repeal 2-year limit on MaineCare coverage for methadone

AUGUSTA – The Health and Human Services (HHS) Committee voted Wednesday against limiting...

Democratic infighting over welfare expansion threatens hospital repayment

AUGUSTA – Democratic infighting continued at the State House on Wednesday as members...

5 Medicaid Expansion Myths Debunked

  Myth #1: The Medicaid Expansion is largely funded by free federal money...

Maine GOP Points Up Dangers, Unforeseen Consequences of MaineCare Expansion

AUGUSTA – Members of the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services...

LePage to Democrats: I'll give up my pension if you pay the hospitals

AUGUSTA – Republican Gov. Paul R. LePage said Wednesday via Twitter that he...

VIDEO: Bruce Poliquin on Hospital Debt

Republican leader and former State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin on Wednesday released a new...

Op-Ed: A Six-pack, your credit card, and the car keys, please…

I’m getting real tired of being lectured about morality by the Speaker of...

Maine Wire cartoon: MaineCare cuts

Republicans approve reductions in MaineCare; Democrats object but offer no plan

By Peter A. Steele | The Maine Wire The Maine Senate and House...

Editorial: Fact Checking MaineCare Cut Rhetoric

Governor LePage’s proposed MaineCare cuts have the social services community in an uproar....

M.D. Harmon: Standing Up for the Invisible Man

At a time when books and films about vampires and werewolves are enjoying...

DHHS Budget Proposal Sparks Moral Debate

Rallied by a variety of Patient Advocacy Groups, hundreds of protestors converged on...

DHHS Commissioner Mayhew: Confident in Shortfall Analysis

by Leif Parsell To begin a contentious week of hearings on the shortfall...