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House Speaker Ryan Fecteau is sponsoring a bill that could help reduce monthslong delays for people who need general anesthesia for dental procedures by increasing reimbursement rates. Low reimbursement rates for general anesthesia have contributed to long wait times for children and adults on MaineCare who need dental surgery. At times, dentists say, the waitlists can be as long as several months or more than a year.
The Mills administration will not move this year to implement certain tax provisions of President Donald Trump’s mega-bill, including exempting tips from income taxes. Gov. Janet Mills has directed the state tax assessor not to align Maine’s tax code with provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill unless directed by lawmakers, saying it will cost the state more than $400 million this year.