medicaid Archives - The Portland Press Herald

Chamber, advocacy groups pair up to fight childhood poverty

Invest in Tomorrow intends to develop an action plan to help children, which ultimately will help the state’s workforce.

by Bonnie Vaughan Special to the Press Herald December 10, 2018December 9, 2018

The state’s dentists are graying and few in number in places where their services are most needed.

by THE EDITORIAL BOARD December 2, 2018November 30, 2018

As preliminary data point to a plateau in drug deaths, Maine is finally in a position to implement measures that have helped other states.

by The Editorial Board November 14, 2018November 13, 2018

Treating dental care as an optional benefit ignores its importance to our health.

by the editorial board November 5, 2018November 3, 2018

Expanding Medicaid will help take some of the pressure off small facilities with low-income patients.

Once a year, hundreds get free care, but the gesture shines a light on Maine’s status as a state without an adult Medicaid dental benefit.

Here in Maine, she worked to cut Medicaid spending, opposed its expansion and reduced DHHS staff.

The LePage administration locks horns with residents who want the voters’ will on Medicaid expansion to be implemented.

by The Editorial Board October 17, 2018October 16, 2018

The new federal Medicaid director will pursue the same agenda she did here, focused more on cost savings than care.

by Damian Paletta washington post October 16, 2018October 16, 2018

The Senate majority leader rejects criticism that last year’s Republican tax cuts are to blame for the country’s rising debt.