Modivcare, a Colorado-based company that provides transportation for Medicaid patients in Maine, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

State Sen. Mike Tipping said he already had concerns about Modivcare's services in Maine. Now, he's heard from local providers that contract with the company, who said they're not sure they'll be paid for rides they've already provided.

Tipping said the state needs to reassess the contract with Modivcare.

"We're about to undermine our transportation infrastructure in rural Maine and give this huge contract to this out of state company, and they just went bankrupt," Tipping said. "So this is the chance to reassess that."

Zoe Miller with the Moving Maine Network said she doesn't know how the filings will impact ride services but said it does cre

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