For every dollar the state of Maine would spend on expanding Medicaid, the federal government would pay $9, under the terms of 2016 voter-approved measure.

But despite a pile of free government money, and studies that show Maine would save a significant amount of money in the long run, Gov. LePage has steadfastly refused to implement the expansion that 59 percent of Mainers approved, which would benefit 80,000 low-income adults.