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Weekly Address of Governor Paul LePage, er, DHHS Commish Mary Mayhew: "Most Vulnerable Will Keep Paying the Price for Medicaid Expansion"

Weekly Address of Gov LePage, er, DHHS' Mayhew: "Most Vulnerable Will Keep Paying the Price for Medicaid Expansion"

Last night progressive site Dirigo Blue broke the news that that either Governor LePage’s office or DHHS enlisted the communications directors from other Maine state agencies to lobby against Medicaid expansion:

John Bott – Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

Doug Dunbar – Office of Fiscal and Program Review

Scott Fish – Department of Corrections

David Heidrich – Department of…

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Maine GOP- Yes, REPUBLICANS!- To Attempt Compromised/ Combined Medicaid Expansion Bill

Maine GOP- Yes, REPUBLICANS!- To Attempt Medicaid Expansion Bill #mepolitics

UPDATE 11:45- The plan has now been released and as anticipated, it involves combining proposals from Senator Roger Katz and Speaker of the House Mark Eves:

A key Republican senator on Tuesday will release his proposal to expand the state’s Medicaid program to more than 60,000 low-income Mainers, a move that could reshape a fiercely partisan debate that has raged at the State House for over a…

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Maine's Republican Legislature Divided on LD 1066, Medicaid Expansion bill

Maine's Republican Legislature Divided on LD 1066, Medicaid Expansion bill #mepolitics

Last week saw a clear division among the 126th Legislature’s GOP caucus regarding whether or not to pass LD 1066, “An Act To Increase Access to Health Coverage and Qualify Maine for Federal Funding”, as Assistant Minority Leader Sen. Roger Katz…

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Maine Senate Passes Initial Medicaid Expansion Bill LD 1066, 23-12

Maine Senate Passes Initial Medicaid Expansion Bill LD 1066, 23-12 #mepolitics #meleg

Last week, the Maine Senate voted 23-12 on LD 1066 “An Act To Increase Access to Health Coverage and Qualify Maine for Federal Funding” which would expand healthcare coverage to nearly 70,000 low-income and working Mainers. Assistant Minority Leader Roger…

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Maine House Testimony on LD 1066, Medicaid Expansion Bill (VIDEO)- Part 2

Maine House Testimony on LD 1066, Medicaid Expansion Bill (VIDEO)- Part 2 #mepolitics #meleg #ACA #ld1066 #medicaid

Videos in chronological order of speaker of the Maine House floor debate on LD 1066 (HP 759), “An Act To Increase Access to Health Coverage and Qualify Maine for Federal Funding”, sponsored by Representative Linda Sanborn (D-Gorham), June 3, 2013. The…

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Maine House Testimony on LD 1066, Medicaid Expansion Bill (VIDEO)- Part 1

Maine House Testimony on LD 1066, Medicaid Expansion Bill (VIDEO)- Part 1 #mepolitics #meleg #ACA #ld1066 #medicaid

Videos in chronological order of speaker of the Maine House floor debate on LD 1066 (HP 759), “An Act To Increase Access to Health Coverage and Qualify Maine for Federal Funding”, sponsored by Representative Linda Sanborn (D-Gorham), June 3, 2013. The…

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