The Portland (ME) Press Herald (4/30, Miller) reports the Maine state government “is asking federal regulators for authorization to boost pay rates for thousands of workers who provide home- and community-based services to Mainers with autism or intellectual disabilities.” The Portland Press Herald adds, “The waiver request filed this week with the U.S.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will provide” the state health department “with the flexibility to provide the temporary rate increase, which could be used to provide hazard pay to workers.”.