LD837 - Medicaid

(2018)

An Act To Provide Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Operations of State Government

Sponsored by Representative Erik Jorgensen (D – Portland)

What is the bill?

In November of 2017, Mainers voted decisively by referendum to expand access to Medicaid (Mainecare) to 70,000 people. Medicaid expansion is the law, and the law is clear that Mainers were eligible for coverage beginning on July 2, 2018. LD 837 provided administrative funding to ensure that 70,000 Mainers get the healthcare they need. The bill was vetoed by the Governor. House Republicans blocked the override of the veto.

What happened?

Defeated (Passed by Legislature, Vetoed by Governor)

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