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Three Months Left to Submit Program Year 2021 Attestations and the Security Risk Analysis.
For clarification purposes of information communicated in October 2018 Medicaid Bulletin, please note that effective Oct. 1, 2018 the new 4-digit Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARC) DRG code is not required to be submitted on the claim.
For Inpatient Hospital services the appropriate reimbursement process will begin after the claim has been grouped using the Grouper Software as usual. Either the original maternity DRG, or the LARC will be assigned systematically.
For Inpatient Hospital services the appropriate reimbursement process will begin after the claim has been grouped using the Grouper Software as usual. Either the original maternity DRG, or the LARC will be assigned systematically.
DHHS announced the selection of seven organizations to serve as Behavioral Health and Intellectual/Developmental Disability Tailored Plans (Behavioral Health I/DD Tailored Plans).
Actions providers should take to reduce claim denials and payment delays.
This bulletin provides important information regarding changes in the law concerning NC HealthConnex, the state-designated health information exchange.
While NC Medicaid works to resolve issues impeding the billing process for CDSA-Contracted Providers to NCTracks, providers who are at risk of not meeting financial obligations this month as a result of this delay may request a hardship advance to offset the business cost due to pended or denied claims.
The updated Quality Strategy now incorporates the quality activities of all managed care plans, including the Behavioral Health I/DD Tailored Plans, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) Tribal Option and Community Care of North Carolina.
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) is covered under NC Medicaid Managed Care for beneficiaries enrolled in a managed care plan and under NC Medicaid Direct for those beneficiaries who remain in NC Medicaid Direct.
Effective June 1, 2021, all personal care services (PCS) claims that were subject to the electronic visit verification (EVV) mandate must include visit data information before the claim can process to adjudication in NCTracks.
NC Medicaid is extending COVID-19 temporary provider rate increases for all providers except hospitals through Sept. 30, 2021.