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Emergency budget bill fails again amid partisan deadlock in Maine Senate
The bill aims to fill a nearly $120 million funding shortfall in MaineCare — the state's Medicaid program — and to provide $2 ...
Maine Senate kills budget deal as parties fail to break deadlock
Republicans are renewing calls for MaineCare reform while Democrats are urging their colleagues to support a proposal that ...
Negotiations sputter ahead of final Senate vote on supplemental budget
The plan, which cleared a two-thirds majority in the Maine House, faltered amid Republican opposition in the Senate.
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Tuesday is deadline day for Maine lawmakers to pass supplemental budget
AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - On Wednesday, Maine will run out of funding for health care providers if the legislature is unable to pass a supplemental budget on Tuesday. Every vote so far has ...
Maine DHHS to temporarily withhold certain payments from providers
This comes as the Legislature continues to fail passing a new budget with enough votes to fill a $118 million hole.
Time is running out for Maine budget compromise to avoid reduced hospital payments
Maine lawmakers are running out of time to pass an emergency supplemental budget and avoid reduced payments to health care providers serving low-income residents through the state's Medicaid program.