MaineCare Updates: Preparing for the End of the Public Health Emergency (PHE)

Apr 28, 2023

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government declared a PHE and relaxed certain requirements to ensure Medicaid members could continue to access healthcare services. The federal government has declared that the PHE will end on May 11, 2023.   

Starting May 12, 2023, some billing flexibilities and how MaineCare members access health care services will revert to how they were administered prior to the declaration of the PHE.   

We are working to update our COVID-19 and End of PHE webpage with current information concerning the end of the PHE and will send notifications as we make updates.  

We have recently added or updated the following documents:  

•  COVID-19 At-Home Tests and Kits (PDF) - April 28, 2023
• Provider Guidance for Uninsured Individuals (PDF) - Updated April 27, 2023
• COVID-19 Coverage for Uninsured Individuals (PDF) - April 27, 2023
• Supplemental Payment FAQs for Sections 2, 67, 97 (Appendix C) (PDF) - Updated April 26, 2023

Questions?    

To support MaineCare providers through this transitional period, MaineCare developed a provider-only e-mail box to submit questions related to the end of the PHE.