Thousands have applied for Medicaid, Mills says, and Maine is processing claims

More than 6,000 people have tried to obtain Medicaid coverage since July, including 529 who have enrolled since Gov. Janet Mills issued an executive order to expand the program last week. At the same time, the Department of Health and Human Services is fielding 2,000 calls a day about expansion and is processing claims that were rejected during the administration of former Gov. Paul LePage.