Pemgarda (pemivibart) Receives Emergency Use Authorization (EUA)

On March 22, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued EUA for Pemgarda for the prevention of COVID-19 for individuals aged 12 and up with moderate to severe immune compromise due to a medical condition or taking immunosuppressive medications or treatments. These individuals are unlikely to mount an adequate immune response to COVID-19 vaccines. Pemgarda is not a substitute for COVID-19 vaccinations.

Attention Section 18, 21, and 29 Providers: Evergreen Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) 837 Prior Authorization (PA) Issue Resolved, CR 123785

Evergreen PAs, with the prefix “LTS” issued prior to March 16, 2024, were created with 17-character IDs. EDI claims submitted with those PAs were being denied with the “UM not found” edit because the EDI 837 file was developed with a maximum of 15 characters for PA IDs. 

The Department implemented a fix for this issue, and the system was updated to reflect the changes on April 16, 2024.

Comment Deadline Extended: Section 67, Nursing Facilities (NF) Draft Rate Methodology

In response to requests from NF providers, MaineCare is extending the deadline for written comments on the draft rate methodologies, from April 15, 2024, to April 23, 2024. Please see our March 12, 2024, notice that followed the public forum, for more information on where and how to submit comments through our vendor.

MaineCare Notice of Agency Rule-making Adoption, MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter II, Section 94, Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Services (EPSDT)

Notice of Agency Rule-making Adoption

AGENCY:  Department of Health and Human Services, MaineCare Services

CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE:  10-144 C.M.R. Chapter 101, MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter II, Section 94, Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Services (EPSDT)

ADOPTED RULE NUMBER:

CONCISE SUMMARY:  

Attention Residential Care (PNMI-C) Facilities: CoreQ Resident and Family Satisfaction Survey Pilot

Please express interest by April 19, 2024

Introduction:

Person-reported outcomes (PROs) are an important way for organizations, providers, and facilities to assess their success in meeting the person-centered needs of patients and residents under their care.  While some nursing home facilities are collecting CoreQ data as one of their quality measures, most residential care facilities are not. 

Maine DHHS Helps Maine Families Afford Costs of Keeping Kids Warm This Winter

Apr 4, 2024

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) issued support this week to the families of nearly 8,500 Maine children to help them with expenses related to staying warm this winter. Eligible families received a $50 payment per child for clothing, boots, heat, electricity, and other costs of keepingchildren warm during the 2023–24 winter season.

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