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The number of adults getting treatment has nearly doubled since the state expanded the health care program, and wait times are swelling.
By: Joe Lawlor
Greg Lavertu at his home in Rumford earlier this month. Lavertu, one of the Mainers newly covered by Medicaid expansion, is now able to have the medication he needs for his schizophrenia diagnosis and can see a therapist once a week. “They let me fall through the cracks for a really long time,” Lavertu said. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer