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Article: GOV. BALDACCI SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER ON DIRIGO HEALTH REFORM
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
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- May 24, 2006
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Gov. John Baldacci, D-Maine, issued the following press release:
Gov. John Baldacci today issued an Executive Order on Dirigo Health Reform.
"A lot of very good work has been done on Dirigo," said the Governor. "The Legislature made strong efforts to keep Dirigo intact and protect consumers. We need to build on these efforts."
Governor Baldacci noted that currently more than 10,000 individuals and small businesses have access to affordable health insurance because of Dirigo. Dirigo Health Reform produced $44 million in cost savings in the Maine health care system in the last year.
"We have to remember that Dirigo Health is a first-in-the-nation universal access to health coverage program," ...