Tag Archives: DHHS
Yes, Mary Mayhew has made costly blunders. So has every commissioner before her
What’s missing from all the screaming about Mary Mayhew, the commissioner of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services? Context. Not that the screaming is wrong or unjustified. The latest about DHHS missing a deadline to appeal the federal government’s decision to decertify Riverview Psychiatric Center is just another headline in a long list […]
Even a bad DHHS commissioner deserves $127,000 in pay
Before I begin and people start lighting torches, I need to clarify that I am not a fan of Gov. Paul LePage or Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew. A quick BDN search of my name will pull up ample evidence of how little I support their actions. Further, announcing raises for […]