Mary Mayhew out after less than 3 months leading Medicaid

Source: Portland Press Herald

Former Maine human services commissioner Mary Mayhew’s tenure as head of the federal Medicaid program has ended less than three months after it began.

The former head of Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services and Republican primary candidate for governor in 2018 has resigned to take a position in the administration of newly elected Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced.

Mayhew had been tapped by the Trump administration in October to lead Medicaid, which manages health coverage for more than 70 million low-income Americans. Her appointment was noteworthy because of her sustained opposition to expanding Medicaid in Maine even after voters approved expansion through referendum.

It’s not clear what her position in the DeSantis administration will be. A spokesman for the Florida governor did not immediately respond to a media inquiry on Friday.

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Following LePage to the FLA - we called her Mary Mayhem here in Maine.

Putin will be well served.

Yup