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Article: Pending Dirigo Health compromise worth supporting ; Suspending the controversy until after the election makes a good deal of sense.
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- Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME)
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- May 6, 2006
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Portland Press Herald (Maine)
05-06-2006
Pending Dirigo Health compromise worth supporting ; Suspending the controversy until after the election makes a good deal of sense.
Edition: FINAL
Section: Editorial
Column: Our View
Legislative leaders and key stakeholders in the state's Dirigo Health initiative have reached a tentative compromise on financing the program that should mute some of the election-year rhetoric over the issue.
Dirigo Health's most controversial element is how the program is funded. No surprise there. While it's easy to get people to agree, for instance, that Mainers should be leading healthier lifestyles, how money is found to expand coverage is a tough question. Any ...