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Article: Dirigo Health court ruling not a policy endorsement ; That a judge said the state followed the rules doesn't make those rules a good idea.
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- Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME)
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- August 9, 2006
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Portland Press Herald (Maine)
08-09-2006
Dirigo Health court ruling not a policy endorsement ; That a judge said the state followed the rules doesn't make those rules a good idea.
Edition: FINAL
Section: Editorial
Column: Our Views
The Superior Court ruling regarding the state's Dirigo Health program is not so much an endorsement of the program as it is an affirmation of the rules that guide it.
Gov. Baldacci and other backers of the state initiative were understandably pleased that the court upheld the method of funding Dirigo Health. But the ruling was not a judgment as to whether the funding mechanism is a good idea. The judge said simply that the state followed the process set out in ...