AUGUSTA, Maine — Clearing waitlists for adults with developmental disabilities seeking services in Maine could cost up to $80 million a year, but doing so within the current system is not the path the administration of Gov. Janet Mills wants to take amid a legislative push. More than 2,000 people were on the state’s four waitlists for adults with developmental disabilities as of last fall, according to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services.
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Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News
Mon, 01/27/2020 - 11:00pm
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