News Report | January 25, 2023
Maine Reforms Medicaid Behavioral Health Reimbursement Rate Methodology, Median Rates Up 6.6% To 72.3%
Starting January 1, 2023, the Maine Medicaid program, MaineCare, increased reimbursement rates for a range of behavioral health services between 6.6% and 72.3%, depending on service type. The increases affect mental health, addiction treatment, and targeted case management, spanning over 115 discrete services in five broad policy sections.
The median rate increases for services within each policy area are as follows:
- Targeted case management: 6.6% median increase.
- Community support services: 59.2% median increase.
- Rehabilitative and community support services for children with cognitive impairments and functional limitations: 72.3% median increase . . .