MaineCare Application Fee Increase for 2026

• By: Angela Westhoff
• On: 12/11/2025 10:16:11
• In: State Agency News

Effective January 1, 2026, MaineCare will increase the enrollment fee to $750 in accordance with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) application fee requirements. See the updated Application Fee Spreadsheet  for more detail about provider types that are required to pay an application fee for each service location.     
 
This increase will apply to new, reactivating, or revalidating providers, or when adding new service locations to an existing enrollment.
 
You can pay the application fee by credit or debit card at the time of application submission.     
 
Providers will not be required to pay the application fee to MaineCare if you have already paid the fee within the last 12 months to another state Medicaid agency, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) or to Medicare (if you are enrolling with MaineCare in the same manner as you have with Medicare).     
 
Please contact the MaineCare Enrollment email box with questions.