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The Maine Hospital Association, which represents all of Maine's 36 community hospitals, has come out in support of Question 2, the Medicaid expansion referendum question that will be on the Nov. 7 ballot.
In a statement explaining its position, the association said it continues to support Medicaid expansion as the best means to provide access to health insurance coverage for Maine’s neediest individuals.
Here are the reasons outlined in MHA’s news release about its Question 2 endorsement:
MHA’s board, however, reiterated its previous misgivings about “using the citizen initiative process to achieve policy goals. Ultimately, there is no way to responsibly or fairly implement policy changes without going through the Legislature itself.”
The board pointed out that on the day it met to discuss Question 2, the Legislature was holding a public hearing on its significant re-write of the marijuana legalization referendum passed by the voters last November.
“The issue of Medicaid expansion, if passed by the voters, will come before the Legislature next year and our members are ready to work with the Legislature to ensure that it is implemented in a manner that is best for Maine,” the board stated.
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