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Officials warn MaineCare cuts would force districts to absorb special‑education costs
Summary
Auburn administrators told the School Committee that reductions in MaineCare funding threaten in‑home and community services for students, could close specialized programs and would shift substantial costs onto school budgets under IDEA obligations.
Laura Shaw and district staff told the Auburn School Committee Wednesday that proposed or actual MaineCare funding reductions already have reduced local clinical services and threaten programs families and schools rely on for in‑home behavioral supports, therapy and specialized placements.
Shaw described MaineCare as Maine’s Medicaid program, funding services including dental, medical, mental‑health and school‑related health services for eligible children. She said cuts have led some local providers to scale back or close services: Community Clinical Services eliminated pediatric dental and…
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