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Multiple partisan outlets and social posts cite a resurfaced clip in which Maine state Rep. Deqa Dhalac is quoted saying she hopes to “help our country — our former country, Somalia,” and conservative...
SNAP treats people who “customarily purchase and prepare meals together” as a single household; a person in shared housing can be a separate SNAP household if they buy and prepare food separately or m...
Maine generally limits noncitizen access to most public benefits: undocumented residents are largely ineligible for MaineCare and many federal/state benefits except for emergency medical services and ...
MaineCare eligibility depends on the applicant’s coverage group, household composition and income rules — not simply where someone “sleeps.” Young adults age 19–20 can qualify under MAGI/CHIP rules an...
MaineCare eligibility depends on specific coverage groups, household composition and income — it is not a blanket right for 18–26 year olds regardless of parental income (CoverME and Maine DHHS explai...
Maine does not offer a universal CHIP‑style pathway that covers all 18–26‑year‑olds regardless of parental income; the main special exception is for former foster‑care youth under age 26 who were in M...
If your 18-year-old child is applying for MaineCare, eligibility is determined by program rules about household composition and income — which can count either the child’s own income or family income ...
If your child is applying for MaineCare, the program normally looks at the household that applies and counts the income of the “assistance unit” — which often includes the child plus the custodial par...
MaineCare (Maine’s Medicaid) determines eligibility and household composition by looking at household size, tax-filing relationships and who lives together — and treats spouses differently depending o...