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AUGUSTA - The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) recognizes May as Hepatitis Awareness Month and urges Maine residents to take precautions, get vaccinated, get tested and, if necessary, seek care.
The purpose of this rule is to provide continuing MaineCare coverage for parents, of children in the custody of the Office of Child and Family Services (OCFS), who are actively participating in family reunification. The proposed rule also removes exclusions, lock-out periods, and premiums for Cub Care and increases the Federal Poverty Level (FLP) to 208% for all children. The proposed rule changes increase access to health insurance coverage.
MaineCare is increasing reimbursement rates for certain services in the policy sections listed below, through a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) as directed by Maine PL 2021, Ch.
The federal deadline to implement the EVV requirements for Home Health providers delivering services under Section 40 and Hospice providers delivering services under Section 43 happened January 1, 2023.
We continue to offer weekly provider and aggregator trainings and forums. All trainings and forums are online via Microsoft Teams.
May 5, 2023
May is designated nationally as Mental Health Awareness Month. This year, it also marked the end of the federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, which affected not only physical health, but also mental and emotional wellbeing.
DHHS is highlighting resources available through StrengthenME and Children’s Behavioral Health Services to support those experiencing ongoing mental health effects of the pandemic, as well as broader support for the mental and behavioral health of Maine people of all ages.
Register for the 2023 update on HIV treatment guidelines! Tiffany Townsend, NP, AAHIVS, at the Gilman Clinic will present at 5:00 PM, Thursday, May 25, 2023.
The recording will be posted on MaineCare’s Provider Resources page afterward. We look forward to seeing you there!
On March 1, 2023 we updated the rates for MaineCare Benefits Manual, Section 109, Speech and Hearing Services retroactively to dates of service starting January 1, 2023.
Effective January 1, 2023, we updated the COVID-19 rates listed below. We adjusted affected claims on March 13, 2023.
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Code Hospital Billing Guidance for Donor Breast MilkOn January 1, 2023, MaineCare added coverage for donor breast milk under Section 90, Physician Services and Section 45, Hospital Services, in accordance with Maine P.L. 2021, ch. 708 (L.D. 85), An Act Concerning MaineCare Coverage for Donor Breast Milk. Attention Providers of Section 67 Nursing Facilities (NF) and Section 97, Residential Care Facilities (RCFs, PNMI Appendix C): Provider Rate Methodology Workgroup Presented MaterialsAs previously noticed, MaineCare and our vendor Guidehouse Inc. are hosting several work groups with interested stakeholders to obtain important feedback as part of the rate determination process for Section 67, Nursing Facilities, and Section 97, Residential Care Facilities. |