Maine Mum as Medicaid Deadline Looms; Group Expects Denials
“Gov. Paul LePage’s administration is not saying whether it will provide Medicaid coverage for low-income residents who have applied while a legal battle over Medicaid expansion continues. Mainers who sought Medicaid expansion under a voter-approved law last month could receive coverage as early as Thursday or Friday. Nearly 3 out of 5 Mainers last November approved a law to expand Medicaid to as many as 80,000 low-income residents. Under another state law, Medicaid applicants become entitled to full coverage if Maine doesn’t decide whether individuals are eligible within 45 days.”