Attention Providers: Update on FY25 Supplemental Budget
On February 10, 2025, we shared that, if the Legislature does not pass the Fiscal Year 2025 supplemental budget request to fill the MaineCare shortfall, the Department will not have sufficient funds to pay MaineCare providers in full through the end of the fiscal year and will need to temporarily withhold payments to MaineCare providers (also known as “capping weekly cycles”).
On February 11, 2025, the Legislature took an initial vote on the supplemental budget and, while it passed with a slim majority, the Legislature did not have sufficient votes to enact the bill immediately. There will not be further action until at least February 25, 2025. In order for the Department to access the necessary funding immediately, the budget must have the support of two-thirds of the Legislature. Until the funding is made available, the Department is continuing its planning to temporarily withhold certain provider payments.
The Legislature has the ability to avert MaineCare capping by passing an emergency supplemental budget to sufficiently fund MaineCare for the balance of this fiscal year. We are hopeful that the Legislature pursues this course of action.
We will share additional information as we have it.
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