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Aug 8, 2022
Today, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) posted a new “DHHS By the Numbers” Dashboard. It displays current data on services provided by the Department’s 3,400 workers in its eight Offices and two psychiatric hospitals. Examples include:
162,932 people were receiving help to purchase food through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as of May 1, 2022;
The Department is aware, through pharmacy dispensing data, that short-term claims for Letrozole have been prescribed for treatment of infertility. Letrozole is a preferred agent for the treatment of breast cancer.
Pursuant to Social Security Act, Section 1927 [42 U.S.C. 1396r–8] and MaineCare Benefits Manual Chapter II, Section 90, Physician Services, the off-label use of the preferred medication Letrozole, when it is used to promote fertility, is excluded from MaineCare coverage.
Effective October 31, 2022, UB-04 and 837I claims submitted without an attending provider will be denied.
The federal deadline to implement the EVV requirement for providers delivering Home Health services under Section 40 and Hospice Services under Section 43 is January 1, 2023.
The EVV requirement deadline for Section 40 Home Health providers and Section 43 Hospice Services providers is January 1, 2023.
Some providers have reported errors when attempting to export claims to Excel from the Health PAS Online Portal. This is due to an issue where wide date parameters in the claims search are timing out during the export to Excel process. This is being resolved and providers will be notified once a fix is in the system.
The following message contains information on 7 topics related to COVID-19 vaccines and vaccine counseling. They have been combined into one message to limit the number of messages arriving in provider inboxes. Not all information pertains to all providers. The following messages are included:
Aug 8, 2022
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has implemented a slate of MaineCare rate changes that improve the health and well-being of patients but have been historically underfunded. These changes, which took effect July 1, 2022, include a $54 million investment into cost-effective services tied to Medicare reimbursement and cut across nine MaineCare service areas from physical and occupational therapy to primary care. These rate adjustments will be updated annually, maintaining alignment of MaineCare rates with federal Medicare rates.
The Division of Policy posts all proposed and recently adopted rules on MaineCare’s Policy and Rules webpage. This website keeps the propose
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services is seeking applications for innovative pilot projects in alignment with Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) to promote greater opportunities for independence and integration in community life for HCBS waiver program members. The Department may award project grants of up to $500,000 to successful applicants. Applications are due by November 8, 2022.