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Maine Senate tries again to break budget impasse

Summary by Portland Press Herald
Republicans are renewing calls for MaineCare reform while Democrats are urging their colleagues to support a proposal that collapsed late Tuesday so hospitals get paid on time.

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Democratic leaders to push baseline state budget after partisan impasse

If enacted, this will be the third state budget passed largely or exclusively with Democratic support.

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Medicaid funding fix fails final votes in Senate with Republicans maintaining opposition

Senate President Mattie Daughtry presents her amendment for the supplemental budget on the floor on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Emma Davis/ Maine Morning Star)The bill to address the funding shortfall for the state’s Medicaid program, MaineCare, died on Thursday after the Senate again fell two votes short of securing enough support from Republicans to pass it as an emergency.  The legislation aimed to fill the $118 million MaineCare budget shortfa…

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Senate fails to pass short-term budget to fill MaineCare shortfall

PoliticsOur political journalists are based in the Maine State House and have deep source networks across the partisan spectrum in communities all over the state. Their coverage aims to cut through major debates and probe how officials make decisions. Read more Politics coverage here. AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Senate effectively killed a short-term budget Thursday that would have filled a $118 million shortfall facing the state’s Medicaid progr…

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Maine Senate kills budget deal as parties fail to break deadlock

The compromise deal rejected Thursday would have restored full MaineCare funding to hospitals and other medical providers. Lawmakers will now have to negotiate a new bill.

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Maine Senate tries again to break budget impasse

Republicans are renewing calls for MaineCare reform while Democrats are urging their colleagues to support a proposal that collapsed late Tuesday so hospitals get paid on time.

·Portland, United States
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Supplemental budget deal struck down in Maine Senate

Republicans thwarted the measure in the House during a vote Tuesday over concerns the plan did not address underlying financial issues in MaineCare.

·Portland, United States
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WCSH broke the news in Portland, United States on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
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