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Apr 4, 2024
Today marks six months since the tragedy in Lewiston on the evening of October 25, 2023. Since last October, Maine people, businesses, communities, and state government have come together to honor and remember those who died, and to begin walking the road to recovery.
The Office of MaineCare Services (OMS) is requesting that providers include the taxonomy code on all claims. The taxonomy code is necessary for the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) to collect data for Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) reporting. This data helps to inform states of their current standing in data quality as compared to other states and is crucial for research and policy on Medicaid and CHIP. The taxonomy is also used by CMS to conduct program oversight, administration, and integrity.
As a reminder, the PCPlus application period is currently open. The open application period runs through Friday, May 3, 2024.
At the request of interested parties, MaineCare is extending the deadline for comments on the draft rates for Dental Services, from April 26, 2024, to May 3, 2024.
Please see the presented materials in our original, April 16, 2024, notice.
Annual survey shows over 95 percent of children attending public and private schools have received required vaccines
AUGUSTA– The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) announced today that more than 95 percent of school-age children have received all required vaccines, the first year Maine has exceeded the “herd immunity” threshold since reporting began in 2011.
As previously shared in our December 8, 2023, bulletin, the Department initiated a rate determination for a new Health Home Model for other SUDs. As a result of that process, we are now conducting a rate study.
You are receiving this email because we are inviting you to participate in the rate study process for this service.
Apr 4, 2024
The supplemental budget passed by the Legislature and signed by Governor Mills on Monday invests in a range of Maine Department of Health and Human Services programs and initiatives. This includes mental health and substance use disorder prevention and response, violence prevention and recovery, child health and welfare, MaineCare payment reform, and maintaining core services.
EVV Sandata Trainings
All trainings are available online via Microsoft Teams. These events can be found in the Event Calendar on the Health PAS Online Portal.
Register through Absorb:
MaineCare is inviting you to join the next Office Hours call with the MaineCare Pharmacy team on Thursday, April 25, 2024, from 09:00 AM – 9:45 AM related to the initial restoration of Maine Point of Purchase System (MEPOPS). We will use this time as an opportunity for sharing questions and concerns and providing technical support from the State.
Please register in advance for this meeting:
When billing MaineCare secondary claims, you must attach an EOBA to all claims regardless of the submission type listed below:
When submitting electronically, upload the EOB once the claim is in MIHMS. The charges billed on the claim lines must match the charges billed on the EOB, or the claim will be denied.