Comment on Maine mum as Medicaid deadline looms, group expects denials

AUGUSTA, Maine — The LePage administration is mum on Medicaid coverage for low-income Mainers who’ve applied while a legal battle over Medicaid expansion continues. Mainers who sought Medicaid expansion under a voter-approved law last month could receive coverage as early as Thursday or Friday. Under existing state law, applicants become entitled to full coverage if Maine doesn’t decide whether individuals are eligible within 45 days. Officials in the administration of Republican Gov.