▁ 3 1 , 0 0 0 ▁previously ▁un ins ured ▁Maine ▁residents ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁year , ▁the ▁actual ▁figure ▁through ▁the ▁program ' s ▁first ▁twelve ▁months ▁was ▁ 8 , 6 0 0 . ▁After ▁fifteen ▁months , ▁en roll ment ▁had ▁grown ▁to ▁ 9 , 8 0 0 ; ▁an ▁additional ▁ 4 , 9 0 0 ▁people ▁had ▁en rolled ▁in ▁the ▁Med ica id ▁expansion . ▁Anth em , ▁the ▁initial ▁car rier ▁for ▁Dir igo Choice , ▁says ▁that ▁en roll ment ▁rates ▁for ▁the ▁program ▁are ▁significantly ▁higher ▁than ▁other ▁new ▁ins urance ▁programs . ▁ ▁The ▁Dir igo ▁Health ▁Agency ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁has ▁been ▁accused ▁of ▁infl ating ▁the ▁cost ▁sav ings ▁from ▁the ▁program ▁to ▁drive ▁up ▁the ▁amount ▁the ▁state ▁can ▁rec oup ▁through ▁the ▁S OP . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁final ▁sav ings ▁determ ination ▁of ▁$ 4 3 . 7 ▁million ▁was ▁decided ▁by ▁the ▁state ' s ▁Super int endent ▁of ▁In sur ance . ▁ ▁His ▁decision ▁came ▁after ▁an ▁independent ▁and ▁thorough ▁review ▁of ▁testim ony ▁provided ▁during ▁an ▁adj ud ic atory ▁hearing ▁from ▁oppon ents ▁and ▁pro ponents ▁to ▁Dir igo . ▁ ▁Several ▁organizations ▁within ▁the ▁state , ▁including ▁the ▁Maine ▁State ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce ▁and ▁the ▁Maine ▁Association ▁of ▁Health ▁Pl ans , ▁of ▁which ▁Anth em ▁is ▁a ▁member , ▁have ▁brought ▁legal ▁action ▁against ▁the ▁state ▁to ▁argue ▁that ▁the ▁S OP ▁is ▁impro per ly