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PORTLAND, Maine

UNE School of Social Work hosts forum on Medicaid expansion

Robyn Merrill speaks at the UNE forum on Medicaid reform

The University of New England School of Social Work hosted a forum about Question 2 on the statewide ballot November 7, which will ask voters if they want to expand Medicaid in Maine.

Robyn Merrill, M.S.W. ’04, executive director of Maine Equal Justice Partners and Michael Brennan, M.S.W. ’94, former chair of the Blue Ribbon Commission on MaineCare and former chair of the Health and Human Services Committee, delivered remarks about their efforts in support of Medicaid expansion. They explained the history of the MaineCare program, the process of getting this referendum question on the ballot and the potential economic impacts if it passes.

Following those remarks, Professor Thomas McLaughlin, M.S.W., Ph.D., moderated a discussion with members of the audience. Brennan and Merrill answered questions about why the opposition argues against Medicaid expansion and what happens if the Affordable Care Act is repealed.

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About the University of New England

The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.