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NC Medicaid Managed Care launched on July 1, 2021. Within the first 90 days of launch, beneficiaries can change their prepaid health plan (PHP) for any reason. The 90-day choice period ends on Sept. 30, 2021 for beneficiaries that moved to Managed Care on July 1, 2021.
NC Medicaid is extending all current COVID-19 temporary provider rate increases through Nov. 30, 2021. While the rate increases for providers authorized under SL 2020-4 were set to expire on June 30, 2021, NC Medicaid has discretion to continue these and other temporary rate increases assuming budget availability.
Prepaid health plans are required to pay interest and penalties to providers if they fail to accurately pay or inappropriately deny a claim.
Topics include key dates, playbook updates, prior authorization, FAQs, contracting, ombudsman, webinars and more.
Effective Oct. 15, 2021, CDSAs and independent practitioners providing individualized family service plan services must resume submitting PA requests.
Oct 1, 2021 Update: The policy is amended with the effective date of Sept. 1, 2021.
Effective Aug. 18, 2021, the Medicaid and NC Health Choice programs cover anifrolumab-fnia injection
Providers are encouraged to confirm which PA types are included in this long-term design.
Tobacco-related policy requirements go into effect on July 1, 2022.