End of the Federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) Provider Mailbox

Apr 06, 2023

On January 30, 2023, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the federal COVID-19 PHE will end on May 11, 2023. The Department is diligently reviewing all PHE-related flexibilities and is developing guidance to clearly articulate what flexibilities will end, along with associated timeframes. We plan to update our website resources and send out additional e-messages over the coming weeks and months. In the meantime, we are happy to address questions as they arise so your teams can prepare for any transitions ahead.  

To support the MaineCare providers through this transitional period, MaineCare developed a provider-only mailbox to submit questions related to the end of the PHE. Providers may submit questions to DHHSMaineCareEndofPHE@maine.gov.  

The end of the continuous coverage requirement on March 31, 2023, also known as “unwinding” by the federal government, is no longer associated with the end of the PHE. If providers or members have questions about the end of the continuous coverage requirement, they should visit www.mainecare.gov/unwinding for FAQs, a communications toolkit, and additional information.  The provider PHE mailbox cannot answer questions regarding unwinding.