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The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is carefully monitoring the impacts of COVID-19 on the State of Maine and on those we serve. DHHS is using this data to inform policy decisions, assess the ongoing impacts of the crisis, and improve access to the important services DHHS provides to the people of Maine.
This page contains resources for providers of health care, behavioral health, and long-term services and supports in recruiting and retaining workers.
The page will be updated as additional resources are identified. If you have suggestions for other resources to include, for behavioral health please email OBH.TownHall@maine.gov and aging and disability programs email OADS@maine.gov.
Sep 9, 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 members’ health and the program’s sustainability by comprehensively evaluating rates and promoting high-value services.
Sep 9, 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 capacity.
Sep 9, 2021
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) considers the recent child deaths a call to action. In addition to partnering with Casey Family Programs to improve child safety in Maine, we are committed to unprecedented transparency around these events.
The Maine Immunization Information System (ImmPact) is a statewide immunization information system that stores electronic immunization records. ImmPact combines the vaccines a person has received into a single record, even if they were given by different health care providers in the state.
Aug 8, 2021
To help Maine families afford child care during the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Mills and DHHS recently allocated $26.3 million in Federal funding to waive co-pays for parents in Maine’s Child Care Subsidy Program (CCSP). This is part of $10 billion in additional funding for the Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDB) that Congress included as part of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriation Act (CRRSA) passed in December 2020, in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on families.
