As the Trump administration continues to target Maine for suspected Medicaid provider fraud, the state Department of Health and Human Services is touting an array of enforcement actions.
On Wednesday, DHHS posted a notice on its website claiming that it had suspended payments to five providers based on credible allegations of fraud. It also terminated payments to two others citing credible allegations of health and safety risks and disenrolled 28 other agencies from its provider network because none had submitted claims within a year.
The state did not originally name the providers affected, but sent a list after this story was published.
The announcement came after Mehmet Oz, the celebrity doctor now heading the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, visited the state for interviews with a right-wing website and Paul LePage, the former Republican governor now running for Congress.
DHHS originally did not provide the names of providers sanctioned, but eventually did after Maine Public requested the names of providers sanctioned or cite an exemption in the state’s right-to-know law.
On its website, the department said it is “committed to sharing as much information as possible so the public can understand how seriously it takes fraud prevention and provider oversight. At times, state and federal laws limit what the Department can share in order to protect ongoing investigations, licensing and enforcement actions, and the rights of those involved.”
In December, DHHS announced that it had suspended payments to Gateway Community Services, naming it in press statements and distributing its notice of violation and suspension letter.
Payment suspensions over fraud suspicions are routinely referred to a special investigative unit in the Maine attorney general’s office. The unit, primarily funded with federal money, typically doesn’t comment on referrals or investigations. Prosecutions, if warranted, often fall to the U.S. attorney’s office.
Payment suspensions do require notice to the affected provider, which can then appeal.
Detecting suspected fraud in the state’s $5.4 billion Medicaid program, also known as MaineCare, largely falls to a small “program integrity unit” which monitors and audits claims by more than 5,000 different providers. The investigations can be lengthy, spanning months or years. The Gateway Community Services suspension followed three audits. The first began in 2018. The third was initiated in 2023.
The list of providers, and how DHHS characterized the sanctions, follows. For the disenrolled agencies, DHHS clarified that the listed dates are when the organization was notified.
Emergency termination notices
— Paradise Residential Services (March 2026)
— Beyond Residential Care (March 2026)
Payment suspensions
— Gateway Community Services (December 2025)
— Maine Connect Care (January 2026)
— Trident Medical International (April 2026)
— Decent Health Care (June 2026)
— Community Home Health Care (June 2026)
Agencies disenrolled
— Alul Home Care LLC (May 2026
— Antonio Home Care LLC (May 2026)
— Ayda Home Care LLC (May 2026)
— Care Circle Home Care LLC (May 2026)
— Colombe Residential Care LLC (May 2026)
— Cos Care Inc. (May 2026)
— Empower Care (May 2026)
— Felix Home Care LLC (May 2026)
— Gentlecare Services (May 2026)
— Graceful Care LLC (May 2026)
— Guardian Services (May 2026)
— Kiana Home Care LLC (May 2026)
— Lifeforte Home Care LLC (May 2026)
— Mandi Home Care LLC (May 2026)
— Medcare LLC (May 2026)
— Saco Home Care LLC (May 2026)
— Senseful Kids Therapy (May 2026)
— Spring View Home Care LLC (May 2026)
— Stellar Living Homecare LLC (May 2026)
— Amini Home Services LLC (February 2026)
— Bright Community Services LLC (February 2026)
— Eternal Care Services LLC (February 2026)
— Helping Hands PCA LLC (February 2026)
— Lily Water Services Inc. (February 2026)
— Optivacare LLC (February 2026)
— Pineview Care LLC (February 2026)
— Supportivesteps Homecare LLC (February 2026)
— United Care Services LLC (February 2026)
This story appears through a media partnership with Maine Public.