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Maine’s new governor moves to give health care to 70,000 people on her first day in office

A year after Maine voters approved Medicaid expansion, Gov. Janet Mills has made it a reality.

Maine approved Medicaid expansion by a ballot initiative more than a year ago, but former Governor Paul LePage had blocked it from taking effect.

Thankfully, Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME) knows how to keep a promise.

On Thursday, in her first executive order on her first day in office, Mills ordered Maine to move forward with Medicaid expansion, which is likely to provide health insurance for an additional 70,000 Maine residents.

Janet Mills
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@JanetMillsforME
Our new Administration will expand Medicaid - and pay for it sustainably; work to ensure that every person has primary care; control the cost of health insurance; and rein in the cost of prescription drugs. #mepolitics
https://thinkprogress.org/maines-new-governor-moves-to-give-health-care-to-70000-people-on-her-first-day-in-office-814ff0af886d/