Maine petitions federal court for Medicaid cut ruling

Maine Attorney General William Schneider has taken legal action to urge a ruling on state cuts to Medicaid that could run afoul of the national Affordable Care Act, which in 2014 will expand the program that provides access to health care for the poor.
In June, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld most of the ACA but threw out a provision that would have taken away federal Medicaid funds from any states that do not expand the program.
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