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Gainwell continues to reduce the processing time for enrollment cases. Gainwell completed 572 enrollment cases in April and the average turnaround time for case completion was approximately 16.4 days. Case inventory was 520 at the end of April and the average system age of an enrollment case was approximately 19 days old.
The Office of MaineCare Services (OMS) is requesting that providers include the taxonomy code on all claims. The taxonomy code is necessary for the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) to collect data for Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) reporting. This data helps to inform states of their current standing in data quality as compared to other states and is crucial for research and policy on Medicaid and CHIP. The taxonomy is also used by CMS to conduct program oversight, administration, and integrity.
On May 13, 2024 the Offices of MaineCare Services (OMS) sent an e-message regarding dental surgery services provided in an Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC). This message is meant to clarify how the addition of these codes to the MaineCare Benefits Manual (MBM), Chapter II, Section 4, Ambulatory Surgical Centers Fee Schedule is applicable when provided to MaineCare members.
MaineCare is increasing reimbursement rates for Section 93, OHH services, through a COLA as directed by MRS Title 22, §3173-J (referred to as ‘Rate Reform Statute’). The COLA will be effective June 21, 2024, to align with the billing cycle for OHH providers.
Do you or your office need training on MaineCare policy, billing, document requirements and submission, authorizations, the system, or something else? Help us design our future training curriculum! Please complete this short survey to tell us which topics you’re interested in learning more about by May 30, 2024.
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) is working to develop an up-to-date list of practices and healthcare providers who are prescribing and accepting referrals for hepatitis C (HCV) treatment.
The Maine CDC intends to work toward ensuring that treatment is readily available to all patients who test positive for hepatitis C infection. To do this, the Maine CDC is interested in learning about the barriers healthcare providers in Maine are facing in treating hepatitis C, and how the Maine CDC might assist with overcoming these barriers.
AUGUSTA— The Maine Department of Health and Human Services’ (DHHS) Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) is recognizing May as Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to promote the importance of mental health, reduce stigma, and spotlight resources for support.
This routine technical rulemaking operationalizes the statutory requirements of PL 2023 Ch. 309, An Act to Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services to License and Ensure the Quality of Personal Care Agencies. This rulemaking repeals and replaces 10-144 CMR Ch. 129, Rules and Regulations Governing In-Home Personal Care and Support Workers, which became effective on January 1, 1999.
Notice of Agency Rule-making Proposal
AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), MaineCare Services, Division of Policy
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: 10-144 C.M.R. Ch. 101, MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter II, Section 43, Hospice Services
PROPOSED RULE NUMBER:
CONCISE SUMMARY:
Eligible families to receive $120 per child to ease summer grocery bills
AUGUSTA – The Maine Department of Health and Human Services' (DHHS) Office for Family Independence (OFI) today announced SUN Bucks, a program to help eligible families access food for their children during the summer months. SUN Bucks provides families with a one-time benefit of $120 for each eligible school-aged child to supplement the summer grocery budget until classes and regular school meals resume in the fall.