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The SOAR model, developed by The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is used to train case managers in completing and submitting applications for SSI/SSDI to maximize benefits access and employment support for individuals experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
Feb 2, 2022
Maine CDC continues to recommend contact tracing for certain higher-risk congregate residential settings, including long-term care facilities
Due to the rapid transmission of the COVID-19 Omicron variant and consistent with a recommendation from public health experts, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) announced today that it will suspend contact tracing effective February 8, 2022.
Jan 1, 2022
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services today published a quarterly update of data on child fatalities in the state.
Today’s update represents the first quarterly update since September, when the Department first committed to quarterly public posting of this aggregate information to allow for greater public understanding and awareness of these deaths.
Of note, this is not a comprehensive list of all child deaths in Maine. It includes deaths that:
Jan 1, 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.
Jan 1, 2022
Updated 1/28/2022
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is committed to keeping the public informed about its work. Since 2019, we overhauled the DHHS website, added a blog to our home page, developed dashboards such as those used for COVID-19 activity, and regularly engage in press conferences, briefings, and other events. We respond directly to constituents as well as to Freedom of Access Act (FOAA) requests.
Jan 1, 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.
Since the start of open enrollment through January 8, 2022 on CoverME.gov:
Below are the Certificate of Need healthcare reviews conducted during the year of 2021.
Calais Community Hospital
Transfer of Operations and Assets
Dec 12, 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.
Dec 12, 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.
Since the start of open enrollment through December 11 on CoverME.gov: