Attention Providers of Section 18, 20, 21, 29, Home & Community Based Supports and Proposed Lifespan Waiver: Cost Survey Tool

Dec 15, 2023

In September 2023, the Department initiated a rate determination process for Sections 18, 20, 21 and 29, and a newly proposed Lifespan program for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). The Department with its vendor Burns & Associates, a division of Health Management Associates (HMA-Burns), then held a public kickoff meeting with interested stakeholders where we introduced the project team and reviewed the goals, process, and timeline for this work.

SURVEY

As part of the rate study, HMA-Burns is administering a provider survey to gather data regarding current service delivery models and expenses. The project team and vendor collaborated with a Provider Stakeholder Advisory group to review a draft of the survey and incorporated suggestions from this group before finalizing the instrument. HMA-Burns will distribute the survey tool on December 15, 2023.

Data collected through this process will be a key element in the development of recommendations related to payment rates for services covered under Sections 18, 20, 21, and 29, as well as for services to be delivered through the new Lifespan program. The Department, therefore, strongly encourages all providers to complete the survey that you will receive from HMA-Burns. The survey can also be downloaded from https://www.burnshealthpolicy.com/OADSratestudy/. Completed surveys are due by January 24, 2024, at 5:00PM and should be submitted to Tina Harper with HMA-Burns at tharper@healthmanagement.com.

All information gathered through the survey will be treated as confidential and used only for the purposes of the rate study. Only aggregated data will be reported; no provider-specific information will be shared or published.

If you have questions on the survey or trouble accessing it, please contact Tina Harper at  tharper@healthmanagement.com. 

If you have questions about the rate study process, please contact Amanda Lee, MaineCare’s Rate Setting Coordinator.

You may view all presented materials to date on the MaineCare Rate System Reform webpage under ‘Current (Rate Determinations in Progress)’.