Patrick Sherry

Maine expands Medicaid by referendum with 60 percent approval

November 9, 2017 12:52:25 pm

Residents of Maine on Tuesday voted to expand access to Medicaid to an additional 70,000 low-income individuals under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) , making it the first state to implement this expansion by referendum. Maine was one...

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