Blog Entry List

Effective Feb. 1, 2025, Clinical Coverage Policy 10A services for beneficiaries aged 21 and older may be provided by independent practitioner providers.
Updates to NCTracks Third Party Liability process for NC Medicaid Direct.
Information session scheduled for Jan. 15, 2025.
Effective Feb. 1, 2025, updated unit limitations will be applied to some allergy testing and immunotherapy CPT codes.
Providers will continue to follow Personal Care Services in In-home settings (3L) from Jan. 1, 2025, through March 31, 2025.
The implementation of the Rate Reimbursement Methodology for individuals living in congregate settings will take effect on April 1, 2025.
Effective Jan. 1, 2025, NC Medicaid will cover U.S. Food & Drug Administration approved cell and gene therapies
Effective with date of service Jan. 1, 2025, new CPT codes have been added, some end-dated, and descriptions of some existing codes have been updated
Children with NC Medicaid temporarily living in another state can get a free Vaccine for Children (VFC) vaccine from any VFC provider in that state.
This is an update to the September 2016 Medicaid Ordering, Prescribing or Referring Special Bulletin.
This bulletin has updated end dates & additional flexibilities for Behavioral Health, Care Management, Innovations, and Long-Term Services & Supports.

This bulletin applies to NC Medicaid Direct and NC Medicaid Managed Care. 

This bulletin applies to NC Medicaid Direct.

The federal fee for Medicaid enrollment has increased to $730 for calendar year 2025.
Comments accepted through Jan. 6, 2024.