Maine's GOP Governor Vetoes Medicaid Expansion For Third Time
Source: TPM
DYLAN SCOTT APRIL 9, 2014, 4:22 PM EDT
Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) pulled out his veto pen Wednesday and rejected Obamacare's Medicaid expansion for the third time after it passed through the state legislature.
Though the expansion bill cleared the legislature, it did not pass with enough votes to override LePage's veto, the Portland Press Herald reported, which is also what killed its predecessors.
Medicaid expansion "would have a disastrous impact on Maines budget, as well as those truly needy individuals, our disabled and elderly, who rely today on the scarce resources in our program, LePage said in his veto message. Maine has been down this road before, and we must learn from previous experience.
More than 24,000 Mainers have been left without health coverage under Obamacare because the state hasn't expanded Medicaid.
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valerief
(53,235 posts)Blue Idaho
(5,052 posts)Before we can call him the former governor of Maine?
magical thyme
(14,881 posts)even though the dem vote is once again split with independent former dem Cutler.
But unlike the last dem candidate, Michaud name is well known and we've been promised (at least on DU) that he will run a strong campaign.
Dog I hope so. Gov. 38% has been an absolute effing travesty.
spartan61
(2,091 posts)"would have a disastrous impact on Maines budget" according to horse's a$$ LePage. The federal gov't would pay for this for the first 3 years and 90% of the costs in year four.