Maine Supreme Court ruling In “Maine Equal Justice Partners, Et Al., v. Maine Department Of Health & Human Services”

On August 23, 2018, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled that the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) must implement the state's voter-mandated Medicaid expansion. In November 2017, Maine voters approved a ballot measure to expand Medicaid eligibility to non-disabled adults ages 18 to 64 whose income is below 138% of the federal poverty limit. The court ordered DHHS to submit a Medicaid State Plan Amendment (SPA) within 90 days . . .