MHDO Board Meetings - Historical

Below are meeting dates and documents for prior years' meetings. The webpage with the current year and one year prior of meeting notifications, agenda, documents, etc. can be found here: MHDO Board Meetings..

Prior Meeting Dates and Documents

NOTICE: Proposed Rules are located on our Statute and Rules page . The documents below are posted as record of what was reviewed by the board at the indicated meeting.

2024

December 5th

• Agenda
• Presentation Deck
• LD 1740 Hospital Price Transparency
• Approved 11/7/24 Meeting Notes

November 7th

• Agenda
• Presentation Deck
• Letter from Chairs of HCIFS Re: Facility Fees
• Approved 9/5/24 Meeting Notes

September 5th

• Agenda
• Presentation Deck
• Proposed Rule Chapter 340
• Chapter 340 Basis Statement and Comments
• Approved 6/6/24 Meeting Notes

June 6th

• Agenda
• Presentation Deck
• Chapter 243 Basis Statement and Comments
• Proposed Rule Chapter 243
• Approved 4/4/24 Meeting Notes

April 4th

• Agenda
• Approved 2/1/24 Meeting Notes
• Presentation Deck

February 1st

• Agenda
• Presentation Deck
• Approved December 7, 2023 Meeting Notes

2023

December 7th

• Agenda
• Presentation Deck
• Approved September 7, 2023 Meeting Notes
• Rule Chapter 243
• Rule Chapter 243 Basis Statement, Comments and Responses
• Rule Chapter 247
• Rule Chapter 247 Basis Statement and Comments
• Rule Chapter 270
• Rule Chapter 270 Basis Statement and

September 7th

• Agenda
• Proposed Rule Chapter 100 - Enforcement Procedures
• Presentation Deck
• Approved June 1, 2023 Meeting Notes
• LD 1395 An Act to Increase Transparency Regarding Certain Drug Pricing Programs
• LD 1795 Regarding Facility Fees Charged by Health Care Providers

June 1st

• Agenda
• Approved April 6, 2023 Meeting Notes
• Presentation Deck

April 6th

• Agenda
• Approved February 2, 2023 Meeting Notes
• Presentation Deck

February 2nd

• Agenda
• Approved December 1, 2022 Meeting Notes
• Presentation Deck
• Tri-State APCD Collaborative

2022

December 1st

• Agenda
• Presentation Deck
• Approved October 6th Meeting Notes
• Rule Chapter 100 Summary of Changes and Basis Statement
• Rule Chapter 247 Summary of Changes and Basis Statement
• Rule Chapter 570 Basis Statement and Public Comments
• Rule Chapter 570 Proposed Rule Change

October 6th

• Agenda
• Presentation Deck
• Approved June 2nd Meeting Notes

June 2nd

• Agenda
• Presentation Deck
• Approved April 7th Meeting Notes

April 7th

• Agenda
• Presentation Deck
• Approved February 3rd Meeting Notes

February 3rd

• Agenda
• Deck of Board Presentation
• Approved December 2nd Meeting Notes

2021

December 2nd

• Agenda
• Deck of Board Presentation
• Approved November 4th Meeting Notes
• Rule Chapter 247 Basis Statement & Public Comments
• Proposed Rule Chapter 247 with revisions to address comments
• Final Draft Rule Chapter 730
• Rule Chapter 120 Basis Statement & Comments
• UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company Comment on Rule Chapter 120

November 4th

• Agenda
• Presentation Deck
• Approved September 23rd Meeting Notes

September 23rd

• Agenda
• Presentation Deck
• Approved July 29, 2021 Meeting Notes

July 29th

• Agenda
• Presentation Deck
• May 6, 2021 Approved Board Meeting Notes
• MHDO Remote Policy

May 6th

• Agenda
• Approved February 4, 2021 Meeting Notes
• Presentation Deck

February 4th

• Agenda
• October 1, 2020 Approved Meeting Minutes
• Board Presentation Deck
• LD 274 - Resolve, Directing the Maine Health Data Organization To Determine the Best Methods and Definitions To Use in Collecting Data To Better Understand
  Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Provision of Health Care in Maine
• LD 46 - An Act To Further Protect Consumers from Surprise Medical Bills

2020

December 3rd - cancelled

October 1st

• Agenda
• Proposed Rule Chapter 570
• Ch. 570 Comments and Responses
• Proposed Rule Chapter 243
• Ch. 243 Comments and Responses

September 3rd

• Agenda
• RAND Report on Non-Fee-for-Service Payments
• June 4th Approved Meeting Minutes

June 4th

• Agenda
• Presentation
• March 5, 2020 Approved Meeting Minutes
• May 14, 2020 Approved Meeting Minutes

May 14th

• Agenda
• Proposed Chapter 100
• MHDO Enforcement Plan as result of COVID-19

March 5th

• Agenda
• Board Appointments
• Proposed Rule Chapter 300
• Rule Chapter 300 Basis Statement, Comments & Responses
• LD 30 - Revised Draft Amendment
• January 16, 2020 Approved Meeting Minutes

January 16th

• Agenda
• Comment and Response Document Specific to Rule Chapter 570
• Revised Proposed Rule Chapter 570, Uniform Reporting System for Prescription Drug Price Data Sets
• Comment and Response Document Specific to Rule Chapter 100
• Revised Proposed Rule Chapter 100, Enforcement Procedures
• November 21, 2019 Approved Meeting Minutes

2019

November 21

• Agenda
• Chapter 241 Clarification
• Staff Comment to Proposed Rule Chapter 241 Change
• DRAFT MQF Advisory Committee Summary Notes
• September 5, 2019 Approved Meeting Minutes

September 5th

• Agenda
• May 23rd Approved Meeting Minutes

June 6th - Cancelled

May 23rd

• Agenda
• Proposed Chapter 270
• LD 1162 Amendment as Voted
• LD 1353 Amendment as Voted
• LD 1694 Memo

March 7th

• Agenda
• December 6, 2018 Approved Meeting Minutes

2018

December 6th

• Agenda
• November 2018 Report from Task Force on Health Care Coverage for All of Maine
• Transforming the MHDO Board
• Enhanced Quality Strategy
• September 6th Approved Meeting Minutes
• Chapter 270 Timeline
• NH Health Cost Comparison
• CompareMaine Facility Comparison

September 6th

• Agenda
• Chapter 270 Proposed Changes
• Chapter 270 Summary of Changes
• June 7th Approved Meeting Minutes
• CompareMaine V6.0 Highlights
• 8712 RX Report Tables
• Board Appointments

June 7th Board Retreat

• Board Retreat Documents

June 7th Board Meeting 2:00pm - 3:00pm

• Board Meeting Agenda
• December 2017 Board Minutes
• Chapter 243 Proposed Changes
• Comments and Responses for Proposed Rule Chapter 243

March 7th - cancelled

2017

December 7th

• Agenda
• September Board Minutes
• NNE PTN Presentation
• CompareMaine Enhancements
• Proposed Additions to CompareMaine
• DUA Proposed Revisions
• Chapter 630
• Chapter 630 Board Vote

September 7th

• Agenda
• June Board Minutes
• June 1st Board Retreat Highlights
• Proposed Chapter 241
• Chapter 241 Commentsand Responses
• CompareMaine Timeline
• P.L. Chapter 232

June 1st Board Retreat 9:00am - 2:00pm

• Board Retreat Agenda
• Presentation Deck
• MHDO: Overview Law, Purpose and Powers

June 1st Board Meeting 2:00 - 3:00pm

• Board Meeting Agenda
• March Minutes
• MHDO Board AppointmentsOverview
• Summary of Chapter 241 Changes

March 2, 2017

• Agenda.
• December 1, 2016 Minutes
• Public Comments and MHDO Responses
• Aetna Comments
• Anthem Comments
• MeAHP Comments
• Chapter 243 Proposed Rule
• Ch 243 Timeline
• MHDO Data Release Schedule
• Medicare Proposal Oversight Committee-Draft
• Alternative Payment Models
• SFY-17 New Data Requests
• CompareMaine Timeline
• 8712 Reports
• MHDO-National Recognition
• Consumer Reports Rating of CompareMaine

2016

December 1, 2016

• Agenda
• Proposed Rule Chapter 243 Summary of Changes
• Proposed Rule Chapter 243
• September 8th Minutes
• NAHDO APCD Annual Meeting Agenda
• Regulatory Questions for APCD's related to SCOTUS
• NASHP Comments and Proposal to DOL
• MHDO Letter Re Comments and Proposal to DOL
• CompareMaine Timeline
• Subcommittee on Phase II of LD 1740
• Final PCMH Eval Report
• IP Quarterly Report
• RWJF Cost of Care Project Description

September 8, 2016

• Agenda
• May 5, 2016 Minutes
• MHDO Board Retreat
• CM Timeline
• VP Subcommittee Charge
• MHDO Data Release Subcommittee
• Month End Financial FY 2016
• Month End Financial FY 2017

June 2, 2016 (annual board retreat)

• Agenda
• Deck.
• Overview of MHDO Statutory Authority
• Price Transparency and Anti-trust

May 5, 2016

• Agenda
• March 3rd Minutes
• Regulatory Questions for APCDs
• The Value of APCD’s for Employers
• Anthem APCD Notice
• MHDO Claims Data Submission Memo
• Compare Maine Priorities & v2 Updates
• Compare Maine Flyer
• MQF 2016 HAI Annual Report
• Maine Patient Experience Matters
• SNIP Brochure
• MHDO Month End Financial

April 7th - Cancelled

March 3rd

• Agenda
• January 7, 2016 Minutes
• January 28, 2016 Minutes
• Chapter 120 Provisional Adoption
• CompareMaine Priorities
• Internal Hospital Timeline
• MHDO Month End Financials (FY 2016, January 31st)

February 4th - cancelled

January 28th

• Agenda
• Chapter 120 Comments and Responses

January 7th

• Agenda
• December 3, 2015 Minutes
• Summary of Comments for Proposed Rule Chapter 120
• Proposed Rule Chapter 120
• UnitedHealthcare Chapter 120 Comments
• Compass Health Analytics Chapter 120 Comments
• EMHS Chapter 120 Comments
• Anthem Chapter 120 Comments
• MaineHealth 2015 Chapter 120 Comments
• MaineHealth 2014 Chapter 120 Comments
• Summary of Comments for Proposed Rule Chapter 270
• Proposed Rule Chapter 270
• MSNA Chapter 270 Comments
• Health Watch USA Chapter 270 Comments
• Kathy Day Chapter 270 Comments
• MHA Chapter 270 Comments

2015

December 3, 2015

• Agenda
• Proposed Rule Chapter 120
• Proposed Rule Chapter 270
• November 5th Minutes
• CompareMaine Priorities
• Patient Complexity
• Example: Calculating Costs
• Chapter 243 Vote
• MHDO October 2015 Financials
• Data Requests as of 11/30/15

November 5, 2015

• Agenda
• October 1st Minutes
• CompareMaine - Next Steps
• Compare Maine Google Analytics
• MHDO Transformation Progress Thermometer
• MHDO Transformation Timeline
• MHDO September 2015 Financials

October 1, 2015

• Agenda
• September 3rd Minutes
• List of CompareMaine CPT Codes
• Revised Proposed Chapter 120
• Draft Proposed Chapter 270

September 3, 2015

• Agenda
• Ch. 241 Summary of Changes
• June 4, 2015 Minutes
• Retreat Highlights
• Conflict of Interest Policy
• Ch. 243 Comments and Responses
• Anthem Comments
• Ch. 243 MHDO Comment
• Response to United
• CompareMaine Feedback
• CompareMaine Volume Calculation Options
• CompareMaine Timeline
• MHDO July 2015 Financials

August 6, 2015 - Cancelled

July 16, 2015 - Board Retreat

• Agenda
• Chapter 243 Summary of Changes
• Chapter 243 Proposed Rule
• PowerPoint Presentation
• Quality Measure Ranking Summary
• Grouper Procedures
• Chapter 120 Proposed Rule
• Chaper 241 Summary of Changes
• Chapter 241 Proposed Rule

July 2, 2015 - Cancelled

June 4, 2015

• Agenda
• January 29, 2015 Minutes
• April 2, 2015 Minutes
• IFS Committee Letter
• Chapter 243 Summary of Changes
• Chapter 243
• Powerpoint Deck
• National Landscape
• CompareMaine CPT Codes
• Monahrq 2012 Measures
• CLEAR Healthcare Estimates Letter (submitted by an individual during public comment)
• Patient Responsibility Estimate (submitted by the same individual as above, during public comment)

May 7, 2015 - cancelled

April 2, 2015

• Agenda
• January 8, 2015 Minutes
• March 5, 2015 Minutes
• Draft of Chapter 120 Proposed Revisions
• Proposed Hospital Data Timeline
• Status of MHDO Indexes
• CompareMaine Timeline
• Logo for New Website
• Data Requests
• MHDO Financials for February
• HAI Collaborating Partners Committee Draft Charter

March 5, 2015

• Agenda
• Webinar Deck
• National Landscape
• CMS Rate Review Proposal Cycle 3 Abstract
• CMS Rate Review Proposal Cycle 4 Abstract
• Data on HealthCost
• List of CPT Codes
• MONAHRQ 2012 Measures

February 5, 2015 - cancelled

January 29, 2015 - special meeting

• Agenda

January 8, 2015

• Agenda
• December 18th Minutes
• Chapter 120 Comments and Responses
• Chapter 120 Final Draft with Technical Corrections

2014

December 18, 2014

• Agenda
• Proposed Revision to Chapter 120
• September 4th Minutes
• October 2nd Minutes
• October 23rd Minutes
• LD 1740 Phase I Timeline
• MHDO Transformation Timeline
• MHDO Future State Progress
• Rule Chapter 270 Section 2

October 23, 2014

• Agenda
• Timeline for LD 1740 Phase I

October 2, 2014

• Agenda
• Chapter 120 Draft

September 4, 2014

• Agenda
• August 7, 2014 Minutes
• MHDO Phase II Subcommittee
• Timeline for LD 1740 Phase I

August 7, 2014

• Agenda
• May 1, 2014 Minutes
• Board Appointments
• Board Retreat Notes
• CMS Cycle IV Grant Abstract
• 2014 Q1 APCD Data Release Report
• 2014 Q1 APCD Release Notes
• MHMC's proposal to remove duplicate pharmacy data
• Transformation Progress
• Compliance Updates
• Data Warehouse Security Information
• Multi Stakeholder Group Phase1 LD 1740
• June Month End Fund Report

June 5, 2014 - Board Retreat

• Agenda
• Accomplishments
• Goals
• MHDO Laws
• MHDO Data Streams
• Claims Data Files Layouts
• EMMC Presentation
• HealthInfoNet Presentation
• MHDO PHI Clinical Data
• JAMIA Perspective on Informatics
• CH 528-LD 1740

May 1, 2014

• Agenda
• April 3, 2014 Minutes
• MHDO Board Appointments
• Ch 515-LD 1642
• Ch 560-LD 1760
• Ch 528-LD 1740
• Multi Stakeholder Group Phase 1 of LD 1740
• MHDO Governing Statute, Title 22 Ch 1683
• Transformation and Transparency Grant Timeline
• HFMA Price Transparency Report
• Ch 243 Comments & Responses
• Transparency Grant Deliverable Timeline
• Transformation End State Progress
• 2014 HAI Annual Report
• March Month End Fund Report

April 3, 2014

• Agenda
• Summary of Proposed Rule Changes to Chapter 243
• Final Proposed Chpt. 243
• January Board Minutes
• MHDO Board Appointments
• LD 1740
• LD 1760
• LD 1642
• Key Project Status
• Transformation End State Progress
• Patient Experience of Care Press Release

March 6, 2014

• Agenda
• Chapter 10 Assessments
• Summary of Changes to Chapter 10
• DHHS Letter Re: PHI
• Recommendations for Improving Cost Compare Website
• Response to Consumer Feedback
• Key Project Status
• Transformation Progress
• Maine Quality Counts-How Should Physicians Provide Price Information
• January 2014 Month End Fund Report

February 6, 2014

• Agenda
• LD 1760
• Draft Amendment to LD 1740
• Chapter 243 Timeline

January 23, 2014

• Agenda
• December Meeting Minutes
• General Agency Operations
• MONAHRQ Information Available
• Health Transparency Report
• Outline of the MHDO Bill
• MHDO PHI Summary
• LD 1740
• Chapter 243 Timeline
• Chapter 10 Timeline
• MHDO Consumer Advisory Group 010914
• December Month End Fund Report

2013

December 5, 2013

• Agenda
• November Meeting Minutes
• General Agency Operations
• Transformation Activities
• Chapter 10 - Assessments
• October Financial Statement

November 7, 2013

• Agenda
• October Meeting Minutes
• Key Project Status
• Transformation Status Report
• Response to HIPPA
• Quality Counts Consumer Advisory Council Members
• Quality Counts Consumer Advisory
• Draft of Maine SIM Strategic Plan
• SIM Data Infrastructure Meeting 10/31/13
• MHDO Data, Pricing and Request Process
• Ad Hoc Data Requests
• Recurring Data Requesters
• September Financial Statement

October 3, 2013

• Agenda
• Chapter 241 Summary of Changes
• MHDO September Meeting Minutes
• MHDO Key Project Status
• HSRI Project Visual
• Future State Schematic
• CMSR Transparency Grant Abstract
• SIM Subcommittees
• Vermont to Share Its All-Payer Dataset with HCCI to Compare State and National Trends-HCCI
• Frequently Asked Questions-HCCI
• Model Bill For Price Transparency, 7/18/13
• Transparency Commission Agenda, 9/23/13
• HAI Subcommittee Agenda, 9/25/13
• August Financial Statement

September 5, 2013

• Agenda
• July Meeting Minutes
• Retreat Summary
• Consumer Information Subcommittee (CIS) Final Report
• CIS Presentation
• Key Project Status
• Transformation Project Status
• Commission Established by Legislature - HP1123
• Month End Fund Report

August 8, 2013 - Board Retreat

• Agenda
• Draft Outline
• Future State Schematic
• Project Visual
• PHI Draft Language
• HIPAA Privacy Summary
• Consumer Description Draft
• Dissolve MHDPC

July 18, 2013

• Agenda
• June Meeting Minutes
• Draft Board Restructuring Language
• PHI Case Studies
• PHI Draft Language
• Key Project Status
• Transformation Project Status
• Chapter 54 Resolve
• June Financial Statement

June 6, 2013

• Agenda
• May Meeting Minutes
• Chapter 241 Timeline
• Chapter 270 Proposed Technical Changes
• Hospitals Using New vs. Previous CTM NSI Format
• Key Project Status
• Transformation Project Status
• Testing Timeline
• Shaler Data Request
• Shaler Email
• Shaler Signed Summary Form
• Shaler Fee Waiver Form
• Floyd Data Request Form
• Floyd Waiver Form
• Rhudy Data Request Summary Form
• Rhudy Waiver Form
• Claims Clinical Linkage Project Presentation by HIN and MHDO
• Transforming the MHDO Board
• April Financial Statement

May 2, 2013

• Agenda
• April Meeting Minutes
• MHDO Access to Medicare Data
• Proposed File Submission Process
• HAI Annual Report
• Key Project Status
• Transformation Project Status
• LD 1453
• Request for Support of ME CDC
• AFA Committee Memo April 2013
• March 2013 Financial Statement

April 4, 2013

• Agenda
• March Meeting Minutes
• Planning Calendar
• USM Data Fee Waiver
• Lin Data Request
• Compliance Report
• Data Warehouse Project Overview
• Data Warehouse Project (Phases 1-4)
• Hospital Financial Presentation
• Hospital Financial Web Page
• Blank Hospital Financial Template
• Financial Template Fields and Definitions
• Financial Data and Ratio Definitions
• MHDPC Status Report
• February 2013 Financial Statement

Note: Minutes of MHDO Board meetings from January 9, 2003 through March 7, 2013 can be found on the Archived MHDO Board Meeting Minutes page.