After months of GOP criticism, Maine shares details of Medicaid fraud enforcement

By: Eesha Pendharkar

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: August 6, 2026

Words: 811

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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Following months of accusations from national and state Republicans that Gov. Janet Mills’ administration had not done enough to combat fraud in the Medicaid program, the state on Wednesday announced it had suspended payments to five providers based on allegations of fraud.

The providers include Portland-based Gateway Community Services, whose MaineCare payments were suspended in December 2025, as well as four others whose payments were halted between January and June 2026: Portland-based Maine Connect Care …

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