“Mary Mayhew, the former commissioner of Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services, has been tapped by the Trump Administration to lead the federal Medicaid and CHIP program, according to several reports, including one in the Portland Press Herald.”
“Mayhew will be deputy administrator and director of Medicaid and CHIP…She opposed the expansion of Medicaid in Maine…”
“Why This Matters
There’s a battle over Medicaid as Kentucky, Arkansas, Indiana and New Hampshire became the first states to receive federal waivers to mandate work or community service requirements as a condition of receiving Medicaid benefits. Other states have submitted waiver requests…” Read the full article here.
Source: Former Maine DHHS commissioner Mary Mayhew to lead federal Medicaid program – By Susan Morse – October 15, 2018. Healthcare Finance.
