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During the federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE), the State of Maine ended MaineCare eligibility for certain individuals who were no longer eligible for full coverage and transitioned them to a Medicare Savings Plan (MSP) under federal guidance. A federal court recently reversed that guidance. As a result, some MaineCare members may be entitled to have their prior MaineCare coverage reinstated.
Jul 7, 2023
Yesterday, the Legislature passed the final piece of the FY24-25 biennial budget that Governor Janet Mills indicated she will sign. It includes a number of initiatives that advance the health and well being of Maine people. Highlights include investments in services for children, older Mainers, people with disabilities and behavioral health challenges, and continuing support for comprehensive MaineCare reform and sound financial management.
How Community Action Programs can help you and your patients with housing, food, childcare and more. Megan Hannan, Executive Director of Maine Community Action Partnership will highlight the services and supports that 10 agencies offer throughout the state in this no cost 30-minute webinar on July 13, 2023, at 11:30 AM. Register here.
DHHS collects a variety of non-public data about the services and programs we oversee and the populations we serve. This data often contains confidential consumer information that is subject to HIPAA or other confidentiality laws, rules and regulations. DHHS understands that this data can provide valuable insights for those conducting institutional or academic research.
The Division of Policy posts all proposed and recently adopted rules on MaineCare’s Policy and Rules webpage. This website keeps the proposed rules on file until they are finalized and until the Secretary of State website is updated to reflect the changes. The MaineCare Benefits Manual is available on-line at the Secretary of State’s website.
The Division of Policy posts all proposed and recently adopted rules on MaineCare’s Policy and Rules webpage. This website keeps the proposed rules on file until they are finalized and until the Secretary of State website is updated to reflect the changes. The MaineCare Benefits Manual is available on-line at the Secretary of State’s website.
As previously noticed, MaineCare and its vendor are hosting several work groups with interested stakeholders to obtain important feedback as part of the rate determination process.
The American Rescue plan is funding a grant opportunity through Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA). The applications will be accepted between July 1, 2023 - July 31, 2023.
Effective January 1, 2023, the Department updated codes, V2520, V2523, V2531, and V2599, retroactively due to a rate update from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
See the table below for the effective dates and new rates.
Acentra Health, formerly known as Kepro, in collaboration with the Office of Behavioral Health will be hosting two provider training sessions to review the Treatment Episode Data Sets (TEDS) submission requirements in the Atrezzo portal. The TEDS data submission is a requirement of all licensed SUD providers in Maine for the State to receive federal funding support for SUD treatment services and programs.