CoverME.gov Open Enrollment Update: November 1, 2021-January 8, 2022

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:

Maine DHHS Announces MaineCare Rate Increases to Accelerate Cost of Living Adjustments and Raise Direct Support Worker Wages in January

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.

CoverME.gov Open Enrollment Update: November 1- December 11

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:

CoverME.gov Open Enrollment Update: November 1-27

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 provided the first update on November 18 and will continue updates every two weeks throughout open enrollment, which began on November 1, 2021 and ends on January 15, 2022.

DHHS Marks the Great American Smokeout® with New Initiatives to Help Mainers Quit

Nov 11, 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 tobacco and vaping products. Tobacco use is still the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States.

DHHS Has Historic Opportunity to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities With $32 Million in Federal Funding

Nov 11, 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).

The funds are part of U.S. CDC’s $2.25 billion national initiative to expand state and community capacity and services funded through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021.

Maine DHHS Adds COVID-19 Testing Sites and Leads in Pooled Testing in Schools

Nov 11, 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. Testing has also been instrumental in keeping schools open and to safely providing in-person instruction for Maine children.

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