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Effective June 3, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) quarterly updates in MIHMS were completed.
The following CMS documents provides the details of the APC updates:
April 2023 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor Specs:
CNSI and Kepro are now Acentra Health.
Acentra Health is focusing on expanding access to care, improving outcomes, enhancing quality, and lowering costs for the populations we serve.
This bulletin provides notice that the Department has initiated a Rate Determination Process* for Therapeutic Foster Care services under Section 97, Appendix D, PNMI of the MaineCare Benefits Manual. MaineCare’s Rate Reform Unit will conduct this rate determination.
On June 1, 2023, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revoked the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Johnson & Johnson/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine. As a result, the following codes are no longer authorized for use:
As previously noticed, MaineCare and its vendor are hosting several work groups with interested stakeholders to obtain important feedback as part of the rate determination process.
Urges precautions to avoid rabies
AUGUSTA — Following a rise in animals testing positive for rabies in the state since the start of this year, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) urges Maine people and visitors to take steps to prevent rabies.
Between January and May of 2023, the Maine CDC confirmed 30 cases of rabies in raccoons, skunks, bats, a fox, and a woodchuck. Cumberland County recorded 12 of the 30 cases. Rabies activity was significantly lower in 2022, with a total of 35 cases for the year.
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.
The materials on this page were developed by the Office of MaineCare Services for anyone who wishes to give out information about MaineCare. Materials may be downloaded and many are available in several languages. If you have any questions, please reach out to the MaineCare Communications Team at Communications.MaineCare@maine.gov.
Office at 200 Main Street resumed normal operations on June 1 following February cold weather damage
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced today that its district office located at 200 Main St. in Lewiston reopened and resumed normal operations on June 1, 2023. DHHS closed the office in February to allow for repair of significant water and electrical damage resulting from extreme cold weather.
MaineCare recently implemented its new VBP supplemental sub-pool payments, totaling $600,000, which the Department will distribute each year to eligible hospitals based on performance on one or more quality measures. This sub-pool helps align incentives across the health care system to drive desired outcomes. The 2022 and 2023 distribution of these funds will focus on primary care access among MaineCare members within designated Hospital Service Areas (HSAs).