CarePartners

CarePartners builds upon a long tradition of doctors and hospitals in Maine providing care for patients regardless of health care coverage or ability to pay. CarePartners helps people get primary care and specialty care with supportive services, such as case management and low cost medicines.

CarePartners coordinates the supply of donated health care services for low-income, uninsured residents in the following counties:

• Androscoggin
• York
• Franklin
• Oxford
• Knox
• Waldo
• Lincoln
• Sagadohoc
• Cumberland
• Carroll County, New Hampshire

A partnership of MaineHealth, doctors, hospitals and other health care providers, CarePartners helps people who don't qualify for public or private health care coverage programs get the health care they need.

• Regular check-ups and care when you're sick
• Prescription medications you can afford
• Lab, X-ray and hospital services at no cost
• Referrals to services and resources

When getting care through CarePartners, patients are able to get the following help and assistance:

• Intake coordinators will check if applicants qualify for CarePartners and help them understand their options for health care coverage, such as MaineCare, Medicare, and veterans’ benefits.
• Case managers work with patients to link them to community resources, provide health education and help them better understand the health care system.
• Pharmacy assistance technicians help patients access a large list of prescription medicines (drugs) either for free or for a co-payment of $10 to $25.
• Doctors, hospitals and other health care providers give a full range of health care services, including primary care, specialist care, all inpatient and outpatient services, and diagnostic testing to CarePartners enrollees.
• Primary care physicians (PCPs) and nurse practitioners typically agree to be a primary care provider for 10 patients at any one time. Specialists typically provide up to 20 referral visits a year for program enrollees. The cost of an office visit for a CarePartners patient is $10, paid to the provider. All other medical care is provided at no cost to the patient.

CarePartners enrollees get a membership card to get health care services from providers who are part of the program.

While the "average" CarePartners patient is a single female, age 43, with a household income of $16,000/year, enrollees are male and female, young and old, and come from all walks of life. CarePartners patients do tend to have much higher health care needs than the average population.

If you become a member of CarePartners you'll pay no more than $10 for each office visit. Prescription co-payment range from $10 to $25. Lab, X-ray and other hospital services are offered at no charge.

How do I know if I am eligible for CarePartners?

To be eligible for CarePartners, you:

• Are between 19 and 64 years old
• Have lived, for at least 6 months in Cumberland, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Waldo or York county; and
• Are not eligible for Medicaid or Medicare.

• You may be eligible if you're over age 65 and don't qualify for Medicare.
• When applying, you cannot be eligible for health care insurance through government-sponsored programs, which include but are not limited to: MaineCare (formerly known as Medicaid), Medicare and veterans’ benefits.
• Applicants will need to provide a tax return to show their most recent annual income, as well as show proof of current wages and any current unearned income. The federal poverty guidelines[AGF1] are updated every year by the federal government, based on cost of living adjustments.

To enroll, or for more information:

Toll Free Statewide Number 1-877-626-1684

Augusta
MGMC Ballard Center
6 East Chestnut Street
Augusta, ME 04330

Tel: (207) 626-1684
Fax: (207) 626-2643

Belfast
125 Northport Avenue, Suite 105
P.O. Box 287
Belfast, ME 04915

Tel: (207) 930-2644
Fax: (207) 930-6712

Damariscotta
40 Belvedere Road
Damariscotta, ME 04543

Tel: (207) 563-4120
Fax: (207) 563-4103

Portland
241 Oxford Street
Portland, ME 04101

Tel: (207) 662-7000
Fax: (207) 879-8948

Rockport
756 Commercial Street
Rockport, ME 04856

Tel: (207) 921-3967
Fax: (207) 921-5355

Sanford
25A June Street
Sanford, ME 04073

Tel: (207) 490-7962
Fax: (207) 490-7613

Waterville
MGMC-Thayer Center for Health
149 North Street
Waterville, ME 04901

Tel: (207) 872-4697
Fax: (207) 872-4697

To be eligible for CarePartners, you:

• Are between 19 and 64 years old;
• You live in or have a primary care doctor in Androscoggin, York, Franklin, Oxford, Knox, Waldo, Lincoln, Sagadohoc, Cumberland, or Carroll County, New Hampshire; and
• Are not eligible for Medicaid or Medicare.

• You may be eligible if you're over age 65 and don't qualify for Medicare due to not working enough quarters during your lifetime.
• When applying, you cannot be eligible for health care insurance through government-sponsored programs, which include but are not limited to: MaineCare, Medicare and Veterans’ Benefits.
• Applicants will need to provide a tax return to show their most recent annual income (if they are required to file), as well as show proof of current wages and any current unearned income. The federal poverty guidelines are updated every year by the federal government, based on cost of living adjustments.

Contact Us

To enroll, or for more information, please call 1-877-626-1684 (toll-free).