Topics Related to Medicaid Managed Care
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.
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.
Prepaid Health Plans (PHPs) began providing non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) and non-emergency ambulance transportation (NEAT) services for PHP members on July 1, 2021.
Providers need to submit new prior authorizations (PA) for services subject to 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part II
This Bulletin includes key milestone dates for NC Medicaid Managed Care, Provider Playbook updates, prior authorization updates, contracting reminders, information about health plan events, the provider ombudsman and upcoming AHEC events and webinars. It also includes information about the Provider and Health Plan Lookup Tool, PHP Quick Reference Guide and the NC Medicaid Help Center.
This is a reminder to include taxonomy codes when submitting claims to PHPs, either by individual providers or through a trading partner.