LePage can expect a lawsuit if he blocks Medicaid expansion
But according to Assistant House Majority Leader
Golden says
"It's important that every time the governor talks about 'the Legislature hasn't put forward any funding so I'm not going to do my job,' that the people recognize he's simply making excuses," Golden said Wednesday.
LePage and some
Meanwhile, according to the expansion law, the administration is directed to begin planning with the federal
Golden said expansion proponents' strategy is to watch for signs that the LePage administration is not moving forward with expansion and, if not, to sue him.
"The organizations that banded together to support Question 2 feel like they have a bullet-proof legal argument," he said.
"We have a legal team that is ready to do that if necessary," Merrill said.
Last month, the Legislature's budget committee met to discuss estimates of how much expansion will cost. That meeting ended without consensus and with the committee sending a list of questions to the
"People are going without health care that they need," said Merrill. "We want the administration to act swiftly and respect the will of the voters. This is life and death for some people."
Going to court could create a stalemate that would delay the expansion for months and possibly until after LePage leaves office in
Though the funding discussion may be delayed, it has to happen sometime.
"It's not a showdown. It's not a fight anymore," said Tipping. "It's only a matter of time."
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