Blog Entry List

Local Health Departments will continue to offer Care Management for At Risk Children and Care Management for High-Risk Pregnancy services to Medicaid beneficiaries, with Per Member Per Month payments remaining in effect, both through Dec. 31, 2026.
These revisions are a result of the Current Dental Terminology CDT-2026 American Dental Association (ADA) code updates.
These revisions are a result of the Current Dental Terminology CDT-2026 American Dental Association (ADA) code updates.
Information about a new Provider Directory API, recent provider communications, upcoming webinars and more.
Action Required: Providers with Active 251S00000X Taxonomy must select Service and meet national accreditation requirements within one year.
Modifier CR should only be appended to procedure codes when services are directly related to a Federal or State-declared emergency or disaster.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released 80 new ICD-10-PCS codes, Effective April 1, 2026.
This bulletin updates the previously published NC Medicaid Direct Pharmacy Benefits Administrator Provider Transition Overview and Webinars bulletin.
NC Medicaid providers must accurately answer all Exclusion Sanction questions.
Evaluates the influence of NC Medicaid Transformation on primary care and obstetrics/gynecology practices that contract with NC Medicaid.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) reminds pharmacy providers that Prime Therapeutics State Government Solutions LLC (Prime Therapeutics) will serve as the Pharmacy Benefits Administrator (PBA) for NC Medicaid Direct point-of-sale (POS) pharmacy benefits beginning May 2, 2026.
The Department is no longer requiring compliance with Tobacco-free Campus Policy Requirements by Jan. 1, 2027.
An out-of-date NCTracks provider record jeopardizes continued NCDHHS program participation.
NOTE: This change applies only to NC Medicaid Direct beneficiaries. There is no impact to beneficiaries enrolled in NC Medicaid Managed Care.OverviewThe North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is transitioning Pharmacy Benefit Administrator (PBA) services for NC Medicaid Direct. Beginning May 2, 2026, Prime Therapeutics State Government Solutions LLC (Prime) will serve as the PBA for NC Medicaid Direct pharmacy claims.
Flexibilities extended through Feb. 6, 2026, for NC Medicaid beneficiaries due to additional Winter Storm weather.