Blog
4/25/2022
On April 20, 2022, Governor Mills signed a bipartisan supplemental budget that invests $522 million in total funding ($202 million in State General Fund) in the programs run by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
4/5/2022
Supporting mental health and reducing the harm of opioid addiction and other substance use disorders has been a priority for the Mills Administration from day one. In the past three years, even during the COVID-19 pandemic, Maine has built capacity and invested in behavioral health services.
3/14/2022
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is distributing this week an additional $4 million in MaineCare payments to home- and community-based services (HCBS) providers to fund bonuses for direct support workers across the state.
3/2/2022
Today, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services announced that it is delivering additional help for low-income families to pay for this winter’s unusually high energy costs.
2/28/2022
Today, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) issued new MaineCare payment rates to nursing facilities, to be followed shortly by rates for residential care facilities (Private Non-Medical Institutions (PNMI), Appendix C), which increase funding by $12 million from January through June 2022.
2/25/2022
Today marks the end of Governor Mills’ temporary deployment of the Maine National Guard to hospitals to provide crucial non-clinical staff support during the most intense period of the COVID-19 pandemic to date. The entire Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) COVID-19 team is grateful for their service.
2/17/2022
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced today that it is extending Project Access COVID Tests (ACT), its partnership with The Rockefeller Fou
2/2/2022
Maine CDC continues to recommend contact tracing for certain higher-risk congregate residential settings, including long-term care facilities
1/27/2022
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services today published a quarterly update of data on child fatalities in the state.
1/19/2022
With the new year, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has made several changes to its reporting of COVID-19 data to reflect changes from the U.S. CDC as well as the highly contagious nature of the Omicron variant. These changes will affect some metrics and trends as a result.
1/18/2022
Updated 1/28/2022
1/13/2022
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of the Health Insurance Marketplace (OHIM) today released an update on plan selections through CoverME.gov, Maine’s new Health Insurance Marketplace.
OHIM will continue to post updates every two weeks throughout open enrollment, which began on November 1, 2021 and ends on January 15, 2022.
12/30/2021
Today, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced its proposal to raise MaineCare rates in January for many home- and community-based services (HCBS), accelerating higher rates initially planned for July 1, 2022 and supporting providers in increasing pay for direct care workers to at least 125 percent of the state’s minimum wage.
12/16/2021
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of the Health Insurance Marketplace (OHIM) today released an update on plan selections through CoverME.gov, Maine’s new Health Insurance Marketplace.
OHIM will continue to post updates every two weeks throughout open enrollment, which began on November 1, 2021 and ends on January 15, 2022.
12/2/2021
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of the Health Insurance Marketplace (OHIM) today released an update on plan selections through CoverME.gov, Maine’s new Health Insurance Marketplace.
11/18/2021
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of MaineCare Services is observing the 2021 American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout® by highlighting two new initiatives that are making tobacco cessation programs more accessible than ever for Mainers who want to quit using cigarettes, or other to
11/4/2021
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) are launching a series of new initiatives to advance health equity in communities at higher risk of COVID-19, supported by an unprecedented grant of over $32 million from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. CDC).
11/1/2021
COVID-19 testing is one of the most important and effective tools in Maine’s public health response to the coronavirus pandemic. As the nature of the pandemic has shifted, the emphasis on testing to identify and mitigate infection has been especially important for rural communities and areas with lower vaccination rates.
9/30/2021
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is marking another milestone in its effort to further Governor Janet Mills’ goal to strengthen MaineCare by releasing the timelines and details for implementing the first phase of MaineCare’s Rate System Reform plan (PDF), a strategy to improve
9/22/2021
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) today published updated monthly data showing that COVID-19 vaccination continues to increase among Maine health care workers, further protecting the health and lives of Maine people and safeguarding Maine’s health care