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Gov of Maine plans to tax some health services to jack up FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT
WMTW Portland Maine ^

Posted on 02/23/2025 12:38:51 PM PST by Bulwinkle

The governor went on to explain that this new money flow, plus a similar assessment tax on pharmacies, would allow the state to leverage additional federal support.

"We take that new federal funding, turn around, invest much of it back into higher reimbursement rates for both those ambulances and pharmacies, so they're basically made whole for that cost to begin with," Mills said.

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Waste fraud and abuse…. This is abuse!
1 posted on 02/23/2025 12:38:51 PM PST by Bulwinkle
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To: Bulwinkle

Run of the Mill politician.


2 posted on 02/23/2025 12:40:20 PM PST by FreedBird (p)
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To: Bulwinkle

did not understand

but it sounded circular


3 posted on 02/23/2025 12:42:13 PM PST by joshua c
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To: Bulwinkle
Janet Mills


4 posted on 02/23/2025 12:44:59 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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I think she starred in an Outer Limits episode.


5 posted on 02/23/2025 12:45:34 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: joshua c

Inflating the bill to jackup reimbursement.


6 posted on 02/23/2025 12:47:45 PM PST by Bulwinkle (Bulwinkle, a.k.a. Daffy Duck )
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To: dragnet2

Wasn’t she used to be a character on “Green Acres”?


7 posted on 02/23/2025 12:50:28 PM PST by RedMonqey (!Trump, the once and future president!he had no one to blame but his own incompetence.)
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To: Bulwinkle

Isn’t that fraud? Maybe she should be in jail.


8 posted on 02/23/2025 12:51:43 PM PST by McGavin999 ( A sense of humor is a sign of intelligence, leftists have no sense of humor, therefore……)
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To: joshua c

“did not understand...but it sounded circular”

Yep, in a way. It sounds somewhat similar to how hospitals work - they mark-up non-insurance care 5-fold over insurance care, and then when they get Illegals or other non-payers, they take that 5-fold price as a tax write-off. Rigging the system.

The only thing that surprises me here is that he’s telegraphing his intent to commit fraud.


9 posted on 02/23/2025 12:55:26 PM PST by BobL (The people who hate Trump demand that you hate Russia)
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To: RedMonqey

I don’t think she understood the President,when he said no more federal monies till they stop the tranny in girls sports.


10 posted on 02/23/2025 12:55:53 PM PST by spincaster (i)
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To: RedMonqey
That’s no way to talk about Mary Grace Canfield.
11 posted on 02/23/2025 12:59:11 PM PST by gundog (The ends justify the mean tweets. )
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To: Bulwinkle

He and the gov of Mass will double
pharmaceutical rates, as “taxes”,
but only they say to pay illegal rapists
(... and their fellow pedophiles).


12 posted on 02/23/2025 12:59:21 PM PST by Diogenesis (Si vis pacem, para bellum)
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Change the Fed rules for health care reimbursement to the states to state reimbursement to states for health care items will exclude state and local taxes collected by states from the user for said items


13 posted on 02/23/2025 1:00:11 PM PST by chuckee
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“”I don’t think she understood the President,when he said no more federal monies till they stop the tranny in girls sports.””

That would appear to be the case...”I can’t hear you”, so make up your own translation of the president’s statement!


14 posted on 02/23/2025 1:02:42 PM PST by Thank You Rush ( )
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To: dragnet2

This woman is a classic example of “ chew ones arm off”( my definition due to my lack of memory) . meaning that when you wake up in the morning after a night of immoral lustful drinking taking home a “2” @ 10 results in someone you would rather chew your arm off rather than waking up the beast


15 posted on 02/23/2025 1:04:07 PM PST by shadeaud (God gave us the free will and intelligence to choose right from wrong. Use it or lose it!D)
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To: RedMonqey

16 posted on 02/23/2025 1:06:17 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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She looks like a Morlock.


17 posted on 02/23/2025 1:13:17 PM PST by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: Bulwinkle

It will also cause health insurance companies to raise their rates ending up in more highway robbery for the taxpayers. Democrats are experts at ripping off the taxpayers until there’s nothing left.


18 posted on 02/23/2025 1:22:06 PM PST by doc maverick
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To: Bulwinkle

go dance another drag show for tips, maybe the $2 will help you balance the losses your state has.


19 posted on 02/23/2025 1:22:26 PM PST by b4me (Pray, and let God change you. He knows better than you or anyone else, who He made you to be.)
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To: Bulwinkle

NOT if Maine doesn’t get the federal funds. What a MORON this drag queen is.

Trying the “matching state tax” trick will not work to make up the loss of the Title IX funding. It simply will not. She is on her way OUT!!


20 posted on 02/23/2025 1:27:02 PM PST by John S Mosby ( Sic Semper Tyrannis )
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