The Maine Wire: “Katz-Saviello Medicaid expansion passes senate, 22-13” plus 2 more‏

Katz-Saviello Medicaid expansion passes senate, 22-13 Posted: 12 Mar 2014 12:06 PM PDT AUGUSTA – The Maine Senate approved a Medicaid expansion proposal Wednesday, but the vote, 22-13, fell short of the two-thirds total needed to surmount an inevitable veto from Republican Gov. Paul LePage. Absent something extraordinary, Medicaid expansion now has no path to become law. The bill under consideration, L.D. 1487, was introduced by Republican Sens. […]

Maine Obamacare enrollment goal beat with help from Republicans Posted: 12 Mar 2014 07:21 AM PDT Maine has exceeded the Obama administration’s  enrollment goal for the HealthCare.gov insurance exchanges thanks, in part, to the Republican reluctance to expand Medicaid pursuant to the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Nationwide, a total of 4.2 million people have selected a plan on the Obamacare exchanges — a number which still significantly trails […]

Maine Democrats: LePage is a murderer Posted: 12 Mar 2014 06:41 AM PDT PORTLAND, Maine – The Democratic activist group Maine People’s Alliance is calling Gov. Paul LePage and Republican lawmakers killers for opposing a bill to expand Medicaid. “157. Number of Mainers estimated to die this year if Gov. LePage and the Legislature fail to accept federal health care funds,” screams the landing page of a new […]