Here are just a few examples of how. Maine children, the elderly, and people with disabilities derive the greatest benefit. But we are all better off when kids get a healthy start, when our parents and grandparents receive proper nursing home care, when people don’t have to rely on emergency rooms but can see a doctor before they become sicker and require more expensive care. Medicaid isn’t just good for Maine health care; it is good for Maine’s economy and the quality of life of hundreds of thousands of Mainers. For more information from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities about Medicaid at 50, click here.
