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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.

(Excerpt) Read more at wmtw.com ...


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To: Bulwinkle
"Waste fraud and abuse…. This is abuse!"

Yet many states including Red states have used this tactic to increase federal funding for their Medicaid programs. Helps to keep your local medical provider open and in theory keeps your state taxes down. Abuse or just smart financial management? If the system allows it, never leave money on the table.

21 posted on 02/23/2025 1:34:45 PM PST by buckalfa (They say nothing is impossible, yet I accomplish nothing every day.)
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To: Bulwinkle

What new federal funding? Does she think Yrump was kidding?


22 posted on 02/23/2025 1:36:50 PM PST by RWGinger
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To: RWGinger

Trump
Sorry for error


23 posted on 02/23/2025 1:38:06 PM PST by RWGinger
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To: Bulwinkle

That’ll be real popular. 😆


24 posted on 02/23/2025 1:40:46 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: dragnet2

Sooner or later, the evil you have done will etch itself onto your face.

Between her and Stephen King, Maine is struggling to maintain
it’s dignity.
I am not ashamed to be from Maine.
I AM however, ashamed of Mills and King!


25 posted on 02/23/2025 1:40:47 PM PST by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history!)
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To: shadeaud

Coyote ugly....


26 posted on 02/23/2025 1:45:58 PM PST by gundog (The ends justify the mean tweets. )
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To: John S Mosby

Term limited, isn’t she?


27 posted on 02/23/2025 1:47:21 PM PST by gundog (The ends justify the mean tweets. )
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To: chuckee

“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”

One way to lower the cost of health care would be to have a treble damages deduction for health care reimbursement for those taxes.

HHS can do that with a new regulation.


28 posted on 02/23/2025 1:50:18 PM PST by cgbg (The Democrat Party is a criminal enterprise.)
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To: Bulwinkle

It’s illegal.


29 posted on 02/23/2025 1:51:04 PM PST by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: spincaster

Right. And as Billy Preston put it, nothin’ from nothin’ leaves nothin’.


30 posted on 02/23/2025 2:11:28 PM PST by bigbob (Yes. We ARE going back!)
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To: Bulwinkle

The skank must not be happy with her homelife. She’s trying hard to be thrown in jail with the rough girls.


31 posted on 02/23/2025 2:14:01 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (The U.S. Government IS NOT a jobs program or a liberal slush fund ATM.)
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To: doc maverick

Pure nonsense .
Only CMS and HHS can allow such a plan .
The state will eat all of this nonsense and insurance co will
not accept their payments .


32 posted on 02/23/2025 2:21:21 PM PST by ncalburt ( Gop DC Globalists are the evil )
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To: MS.BEHAVIN

Jack Ass King slithered into Sarasota fl .
Hope Desantis kicks him out .


33 posted on 02/23/2025 2:22:47 PM PST by ncalburt ( Gop DC Globalists are the evil )
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To: RedMonqey

She does a lot like Ralph on Green Acres!


34 posted on 02/23/2025 2:34:10 PM PST by Kazan
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To: dragnet2

I think it was an episode of Star Trek, as the salt monster.🤔


35 posted on 02/23/2025 2:55:08 PM PST by BiteYourSelf ( Earth first, we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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To: Bulwinkle

If they get NO federal money there will be no fed money to give to the pharmacies and other health care providers.
What am I missing? Is this gov. a bot?


36 posted on 02/23/2025 2:58:06 PM PST by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and harder tro find. )
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To: joshua c

did not understand>>> the additional tax would allow them to get more reimbursement from the feds. say the amb costs $100 and they get reimbursed at 80% they get $80 from the feds. If they add a $20 tax it becomes $120 so they get reimbursed $96 from the feds


37 posted on 02/23/2025 3:13:53 PM PST by kvanbrunt2
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To: Bulwinkle

The whole 2nd Congressional District up there utterly despises this Austin Powers look-alike beotch. The 2nd is Trump Country. The southern portion of the state has been invaded by non-native Mainers that keep these freaks in power. The SOS and the AG are just as bad as this creature.


38 posted on 02/23/2025 3:57:12 PM PST by lgjhn23 ("On the 8th day, Satan created the progressive liberal to destroy all the good that God created...")
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To: Bulwinkle
I don't think the State tax raises will match the outlays Federal gov. provides to the State of Maine.

Please correct me if I am wrong fellow Maine Freepers or math wizards.

39 posted on 02/23/2025 4:03:09 PM PST by rollo tomasi
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To: ncalburt

I hope he does too!
King just probably got sick of
the bitter cold up here.

Hey, it costs a fortune to heat that
Mc Munster Mansion he lives in!
Wonder if he has a dragon under the stairs!
*wink*


40 posted on 02/23/2025 4:25:45 PM PST by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history!)
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