The Obama administration has rejected Maine Gov. Paul LePage's plan to cut healthcare coverage for more than 20,000 low-income Mainers but granted changes that will reduce or eliminate coverage for thousands.
The administration denied Maine's request to eliminate Medicaid coverage for Maine parents who make between 100% and 133% of the federal poverty level and to drop coverage for 19- and 20-year-olds.
But it did grant permission to reduce coverage under the Medicare Savings Program and eliminate coverage for parents making between 133% and 200% of the poverty level. That will mean a loss of Medicaid coverage for about 12,600 people and savings program benefits for 2,600. An additional 8,000 would see savings program reductions.
The scaled-back reductions would save $4 million of the $20 million originally projected.
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