Court rules Maine must expand Medicaid

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A state court has ruled that Maine must expand its Medicaid program to low-income residents.

The ruling is a blow to Republican Gov. Paul LePage, who opposes expansion and said he would not submit a plan unless lawmakers in the state found a way to pay for it without tax increases and without taking money from the state’s surplus funds.

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