Topics Related to Medicaid Direct

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.
Prime Therapeutics is the New Pharmacy Benefit Administrator for NC Medicaid Direct Point of Sale Pharmacy, effective May 2, 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.
Action Required: Providers with Active 251S00000X Taxonomy must select New Service and Report National Accreditation.
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.
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.
An out-of-date NCTracks provider record jeopardizes continued NCDHHS program participation.