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In September of 2022, the Office of MaineCare Services initiated a rate determination process for Section 31, FQHCs, pursuant to MRS Title 22, §3173-J, to develop an alternative payment model in alignment with requirements identified in MRS Title 22, §3173-V. In March of 2023 MaineCare along with its vendor, Guidehouse Inc., hosted a
In coordination with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revision of rates effective March 9, 2024, MaineCare has updated its Section 101 rates. These rates were implemented on April 17, 2024.
In coordination with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revision of rates effective March 9, 2024, MaineCare has updated its Section 95 rates. These rates were implemented on April 17, 2024.
Apr 4, 2024
Today marks six months since the tragedy in Lewiston on the evening of October 25, 2023. Since last October, Maine people, businesses, communities, and state government have come together to honor and remember those who died, and to begin walking the road to recovery.
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.
As a reminder, the PCPlus application period is currently open. The open application period runs through Friday, May 3, 2024.
At the request of interested parties, MaineCare is extending the deadline for comments on the draft rates for Dental Services, from April 26, 2024, to May 3, 2024.
Please see the presented materials in our original, April 16, 2024, notice.
Annual survey shows over 95 percent of children attending public and private schools have received required vaccines
AUGUSTA– The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) announced today that more than 95 percent of school-age children have received all required vaccines, the first year Maine has exceeded the “herd immunity” threshold since reporting began in 2011.
As previously shared in our December 8, 2023, bulletin, the Department initiated a rate determination for a new Health Home Model for other SUDs. As a result of that process, we are now conducting a rate study.
You are receiving this email because we are inviting you to participate in the rate study process for this service.
Apr 4, 2024
The supplemental budget passed by the Legislature and signed by Governor Mills on Monday invests in a range of Maine Department of Health and Human Services programs and initiatives. This includes mental health and substance use disorder prevention and response, violence prevention and recovery, child health and welfare, MaineCare payment reform, and maintaining core services.