The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is in the process of studying payments for Adult Family Care Homes (Section 2) and Day Health Service (Section 26) of the MaineCare Benefits Manual. Burns & Associates, a Division of Health Management Associates is assisting DHHS in this effort and has established this website as a repository for study-related materials.
PROVIDER RATE MODELS
The draft Adult Family Care Home rate models were released for public comment on January 12, 2023 and stakeholders were invited to comment on the draft rate models. The rate models have been finalized.
The draft Adult Day Health rate model was released for public comment on November 17, 2022 and stakeholders were invited to comment on the draft rate model. The rate model has been finalized.
DRAFT PROVIDER RATE MODELS
Public Meeting – 1/12/23: Adult Family Care Homes
The draft rate models which detail the specific assumptions related to direct care worker wages, benefits, and productivity; program support, and other factors can be accessed here.
A recording of this meeting, which lasted about 48 minutes, can be accessed here.
Written comments will be accepted until January 31, 2023 and should be submitted to [email protected]. As part of the public comment process the Department is asking providers to submit a home staffing schedule that can be found here. The staffing schedule by home does not request any cost information, so it is anticipated to take approximately 10 minutes per home to complete.
Public Meeting – 11/17/22: Adult Day Health Services
The draft rate models which detail the specific assumptions related to direct care worker wages, benefits, and productivity; program support, and other factors can be accessed here.
A recording of this meeting, which lasted about 50 minutes, can be accessed here.
Written comments will be accepted until December 6th and should be submitted to [email protected]
PROVIDER SURVEY ANALYSIS
- The results from the Adult Family Care Home provider survey can be accessed here.
- The results from the Day Health Services provider survey can be accessed here.
PROVIDER SURVEY
A key element in the development of proposed changes to payment policies and rates is a provider survey designed to collect information regarding providers’ service delivery designs and costs. All providers of services covered by the rate study are strongly encouraged to complete the survey. Submitted survey will be used solely for the purposes of the rate study and no provider-specific data will be published.
- The Adult Family Care Home survey (a Microsoft Excel file) can be accessed here and the instructions for completing the survey can be accessed here.
- The Day Health Services survey (a Microsoft Excel file) can be accessed here and the instructions for completing the survey can be accessed here.
- A webinar that walks through the Adult Family Care Home survey can be found here.
- A webinar that walks through the Day Health Services survey can be found here.
PROVIDER GROUP MEETINGS
Rate study kick-off meeting were held on August 31, 2022 (Day Health) and September 1, 2022 (Adult Family Care Homes). The kick-off meetings provided and overview of the rate study process and a review of the draft provider survey. These meetings were recorded and can be accessed below: