Maine Supreme Court Hears Argument In Medicaid Expansion Lawsuit

Justices of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Wednesday (July 18) were uncertain whether the court should--or could--intervene in a political impasse between the state's governor and the legislature over funding for the voter-approved Medicaid expansion. At an oral argument in Portland, ME, the court's seven justices gave little indication of how they felt about the underlying merits of a lawsuit filed by Medicaid advocates, who say the administration of Gov. Paul LePage (R) is violating the law by refusing...