Janet Mills orders full audit of MaineCare

Maine Gov. Janet Mills has ordered a full audit of MaineCare, the state’s Medicaid program.

The review will look into everything from where money is being spent to whether particular programs are effective.

About a third of all state spending goes through the Medicaid program. It may get close to $3 billion in the current budget year. Mills, a Democrat who in January succeeded two-term Republican Gov. Paul LePage, said she wants a thorough study of where the money is going and if it is being spent effectively.

“When you read the reports that show a surplus in Medicaid of $37 million as of last July, you gotta wonder where was that money supposed to go? If it was for very needy people or elderly in nursing homes and the like, why did it not go there?” she said.

Read more: https://bangordailynews.com/2019/02/05/politics/mills-orders-full-audit-of-mainecare/