Maine Wire Investigation Prompts DHHS to Strip Autism Group Home Licenses - Four and Counting...

Maine's Department of Health and Human Services has cut funding to Quality Care Access, an autism group home operator, after inspectors found severe neglect, including unattended medically fragile residents and failure to follow medical orders. The company, which billed MaineCare over $27.8 million in five years, faces an Oct. 13 funding deadline after DHHS refused to issue provisional licenses. The decision follows an investigation by The Maine Wire, which exposed whistleblower allegations of poor care and excessive billing rates.

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All articles from 28 September 2026. Summaries are AI-generated and may contain errors; the linked article is the authority.