Maine DHHS posts quarterly update of child fatality data

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: 

Maintaining Responsiveness to Information Requests During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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. 

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.

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