Mar 3, 2026

The State of Maine is advancing its plan to improve the health of Maine people through the federal Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), taking steps to invest more than $190 million in rural health care providers, workers, and technologies this year.

• Read more about State to Host Informational Webinar on Maine's Rural Health Transformation Program

• Read more about Children’s Behavioral Health Data Dashboard

Data dashboards: Child Welfare | Children's Behavioral Health | Early Childhood Education

Mar 3, 2026

Year One of Maine's Child Safety and Family Well-Being Plan (2025-2030)

When families have the support they need, children are more likely to grow up in safe, stable, and nurturing environments.

• Read more about Strengthening Families, Together

• Read more about Sections 14, 30, 31, 45, 90 & 103: New Rates Implemented Retroactively for Certain Medicare Covered Family Planning Services and Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARCs)

As previously noticed, new rates for certain Medicare covered family planning services and LARCs, are implemented for billing  retroactively to July 1, 2024. The Section 30, Family Planning fee schedule and

Mar 3, 2026

A cross-state analysis finds that recent increases in MaineCare enrollment and spending reflect broader changes happening in Medicaid programs nationwide.

• Read more about MaineCare Cost and Enrollment Growth: A Cross-State Comparison

• Read more about Action Needed – A New Online Portal is Coming September 2026: YOU Need to Confirm Your Login Information NOW to Make the Transition Easier!

The Office of MaineCare Services (OMS) is excited to share that a refreshed and upgraded MIHMS is launching in late September 2026! The upgraded MIHMS will bring enhanced security, improved usability, and a more modern experience that will better support your day-to-day work. The upgrade will include a new “MaineCare Partner Portal” that will replace what is known today as the “HealthPAS Online Portal.” Please note that we will continue using the name “HealthPAS Online Portal” in communications related to current functionality. 

• Read more about Quarterly Physician Drug Code and Rate Update: Quarter 1, CR 138460

Effective January 1, 2026, MaineCare retroactively updated the Physician Drug Rates to align with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) quarterly update. We implemented these rates on March 4, 2026.

You can find the updated rates on the Rate Setting webpage of the Health PAS Online Portal. 

Adjustment Billing Guidance

• Read more about Maine Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) Webinar

Please note that Maine DHHS will be hosting informational webinars for clinician and community partners that will provide an overview and updates on Maine’s recent federal award of $190 million for Year 1 funding of the RHTP. To accommodate varying schedules, the webinar will be offered on two different dates (same content each time):

• Read more about Section 109, Speech & Hearing: Rate Update for Select Codes - CR 138462

Effective January 1, 2026, MaineCare revised the following reimbursement rates for section 109, in alignment with Medicare. The new rates reflect 72.4% of the Maine Medicare rate and were implemented for billing on March 11, 2025.

Code	Modifier	New Rate Effective 1/1/2026
92524	GN	$76.47
92545

• Read more about Section 65, Multi-Dimensional Family Therapy (MDFT): Draft Rate Model Public Review and Comment

Public Review & Comment

On March 30, 2026, we will host a public forum with our vendor, Milliman, to present the recommended draft rate and model along with rationale for MDFT - a new service under Section 65. Interested parties will have the opportunity to provide public comments.