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Bill Directing MHDO to Measure Home‑and‑Community Care Gap Draws Broad Support
Summary
Rep. Sally Clucci’s LD 977 would direct the Maine Health Data Organization to develop an annual plan to measure unmet home‑and‑community based services; advocates said the state lacks a reliable care‑gap baseline and recommended a modest cost to stand up reporting.
Representative Sally Clucci presented LD 977, a resolve asking the Maine Health Data Organization (MHDO) to develop a plan to measure Maine’s home‑and‑community based care gap — the difference between authorized hours of care and services actually delivered.
Why sponsors raised the bill: Clucci and advocacy groups argued the state lacks reliable data about how many hours of in‑home or community services go undelivered, where gaps are greatest geographically, and which programs (aged, disabled, behavioral health, IDD) are most affected. Clucci cited a Maine Center for Economic Policy estimate that…
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