AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The push for expanding Medicaid to add 70,000 more Mainers gained marginal support Thursday with Senate approval of an amendment to cut off the state's participation in the federal program after three years.
By a bipartisan 23-12 vote, the Senate approved the amendment to the bill to expand Medicaid, administered as MaineCare in the state. The legislation was sent to the House.
Medicaid expansion under the national Affordable Care Act is among the major issues awaiting resolution as Maine lawmakers work toward a June 19 adjournment. Many states are grappling with the mandates of the new federal health care law.
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