Mayhew: DHHS averts major shortfall

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services managed to avoid a projected $12.5 million shortfall for the budget year that ended June 30, Commissioner Mary Mayhew recently informed the Legislature.
In late May, DHHS officials told lawmakers the preliminary year-end analysis showed the possibility of a $12.5 million shortfall in the Medicaid program, based on claims payment projections and money owed to the department from other areas of stat ...