Maine Medicaid Seeks To Extend Its Substance Use Disorder 1115 Demonstration Waiver For Five More Years & Focus On Whole Person Care

The Maine Medicaid program submitted a request to the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to extend its Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Care Initiative for five more years. With this renewal, the state seeks to broaden the focus of the currently approved SUD Care Initiative to improve access to behavioral health services, improve health outcomes during transitions from institutions and carceral settings, and develop infrastructure to support health-related social needs for high-risk Medicaid members. Maine seeks to rename this demonstration "Maine's Whole Person Care Waiver." 

The extension builds on the existing SUD waiver to add . . .