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It [Medicaid] is ninety percent paid for by the federal government.

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Hannah Pingree, at Maine Governor General Election Debate (Maine Public)

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Why we checked itSpecific percentage claim about federal funding share of Medicaid — the actual federal match rate for Maine is verifiable and may differ from 90%.
What we foundThe federal government does not pay 90% of Medicaid nationally; the actual overall federal share is approximately 65%, with state-by-state base rates ranging from 50% to 83%, though 90% does apply to the specific ACA Medicaid expansion population.
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