MaineCare Experiments Look For Innovation Without Regulation

Circle Connections: Policy & Regulatory Updates With one of the most robust statewide health information exchanges in the country, Maine healthcare stakeholders are experimenting with medical home policies, trying to bring them statewide without a regulatory hand. Along with Arkansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oregon and Vermont, Maine is receiving a $33 million federal innovation grant authorized by the Affordable Care Act. With $33 million available through 2016, including for behavioral health providers to acquire EHRs and connect to the HIE, the program is aiming to align many of the goals of national health reform on a statewide-level with locally-developed . . .