Brewer speaks with WABI about Question 2
Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, spoke with WABI (Channel 5) for a report about Question 2 on the ballot. The citizen’s initiative is asking to expand MaineCare, also called Medicaid, in the state, according to the report. “If Maine chooses to do this, it would make a significant number of Mainers who are not eligible for coverage under Medicaid right now in the state of Maine, eligible,” Brewer said. A study conducted by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities estimates 70,000 low-income Mainers would become eligible, WABI reported. “Most health care professionals think that this is a desirable outcome. They argue that it would improve the health of these particular individuals which would improve the health of the state overall,” Brewer said.