Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Reform Maine's Noncategorical Medicaid Program
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 1536
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: HOLMAN, FLOOD, HANLEY, MILLETT, ROBINSON, WALKER

Legislative Document 
No. 1536 
H.P.1061 
House of Representatives, March 20, 2007 
Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services 
To Reform Maine's Noncategorical Medicaid Program 
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative HOLMAN of Fayette. 
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Mll..LICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Cosponsored by Representatives: FLOOD of Winthrop, HANLEY of Gardiner, MILLETT of 
Waterford, ROBINSON of Raymond, WALKER of Lincolnville. 
Printed nil rel.:ydeJ paper 
Sec. 1. Reform Medicaid program. Resolved: That the Department of Health 
and Human Services shall make refonns to the state Medicaid program for noncategorical 
Medicaid recipients that will contain costs until the State can sustain a more generous 
system. The department shall evaluate the program and propose reforms to the Second 
Regular Session of the 123rd Legislature and any legislation needed to implement 
reforms; and be it further 
Sec. 2. 
Limitation on eligibility and benefits. 
Resolved: 
That the 
Department of Health and Human Services shall limit the eligibility and benefits for 
noncategorical Medicaid recipients during fiscal years when the state and local tax burden 
ranks in the highest 1/3 of all states as determined by the Revenue Forecasting 
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Committee, the State Tax Assessor and nongovernmental organizations that represent 
differing viewpoints, including the Maine Center for Economic Policy and the Maine 
Economic Research Institute; and be it further 
Sec. 3. Higher levels of benefits. Resolved: That the Department of Health 
and Human Services shall increase benefits only when the state and local tax burden 
ranks in the middle 113 of all states as determined by the Revenue Forecasting 
Committee, the State Tax Assessor and nongovernmental organizations that represent 
differing viewpoints, including the Maine Center for Economic Policy and the Maine 
Economic Research Institute. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve requires the Department of Health and Human Services to make reforms 
to the state Medicaid program for noncategorical Medicaid recipients that will contain 
costs until the State can sustain a more generous system. It would require the department 
to evaluate the program and propose reforms to the Second Regular Session of the 123rd 
Legislature and any legislation needed to implement reforms. The resolve requires the 
department to limit the eligibility and benefits for noncategorical Medicaid recipients 
during fiscal years when the state and local tax burden ranks in the highest 1/3 of all 
states as determined by the Revenue Forecasting Committee, the State Tax Assessor and 
nongovernmental organizations that represent differing viewpoints, including the Maine 
Center for Economic Policy and the Maine Economic Research Institute. It would allow 
the department to increase benefits only when the state and local tax burden ranks in the 
middle 113 of all states as determined by the Revenue Forecasting Committee, the State 
Tax Assessor and nongovernmental organizations that represent differing viewpoints.