LD1487 - Healthcare Coverage

(2014)

An Act To Provide Fiscal Predictability to the MaineCare Program and Health Security to Maine People

Sponsored by Sponsored by: Senator Roger Katz (R – Kennebec)

What is the bill?

The Maine AFL-CIO believes that healthcare is a human right and that no one should be denied that right. This bill would have enabled Maine to accept federal funds to extend or maintain Medicaid coverage for 70,000 low-income, working Mainers, including nearly 3,000 veterans. In addition to ensuring that our friends, neighbors and families can access healthcare, the bill would also have helped lower costs for those who currently have health insurance. LD 1487 was one version of this legislation and was designed to be a bipartisan compromise. This bill passed the House and Senate with bipartisan votes but was ultimately vetoed by the Governor. Veto override efforts fell just short again this year as they did in 2013.

What happened?

Defeated (Passed by Legislature, Vetoed by Gov. LePage)

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