Details of federal cuts to Maine DHHS unknown, but layoffs are possible

Kill Medicaid to fund billionaire tax cuts? Maine nurses say no

PORTLAND, Maine—U.S. healthcare, chronically afflicted with inequalities, has taken an acute turn for the worse. A proposal has emerged out of the U.S. government’s budget reconciliation process to reduce funding for healthcare and other national programs by $880 billion over the course of ten years. Alleging fraud, proponents want to clear the way for “$4.5 trillion in tax cuts through 2034.” Mostly, the very wealthy would be the beneficiaries.…

Maine could lose ‘tens of millions’ in health funding after federal cuts

Some states are moving to cut public health staff, while Maine officials say they are still assessing the effects of the cuts.