Medicaid Bulletin

Medicaid Bulletin Monthly Digest

Medicaid Bulletin Archive

Articles beginning January 2018 are available in the blog format.

NCDHHS Consolidates Local Management Entity/Managed Care Organizations Ahead of Tailored Plan Launch
Eastpointe and Trillium Health Resources have consolidated into one entity, and Sandhills Center has dissolved.
NC Medicaid Managed Care Provider Update – Jan. 30, 2024
Includes information on LME/MCO consolidation, Innovations and TBI waivers, federal fee increase, updates to NCTracks, Medicaid expansion and more.
NC Medicaid Guidance on Sunsetting of Traumatic Brain Injury Appendix K Flexibilities
Permanent flexibilities approved in the TBI Waiver amendment effective March 1, 2024.
NC Medicaid Guidance on Sunsetting of Innovations Waiver Appendix K Flexibilities
Permanent flexibilities approved in the Innovations Waiver amendment effective March 1, 2024.
NC Managed Care Capitation Rates – Updated Care Management Assumptions for Expansion Population
Includes rate considerations for Medicaid Expansion members effective Dec. 1, 2023.
Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Test for Home Use Pharmacy POS Coverage
CorDx, GoToKnow, FaStep COVID-19 AG Home Tests added to coverage.
Electronic Visit Verification for NC Medicaid-Funded Personal Care Services and Home Health Services
Manual entries and Sandata Mobile Connect 2.0.
Quality of Care Fact Sheets Available
Fact sheets provide key findings, trends, improvements and new programs
Reminder for Home Health Providers: Associations in the Sandata System
How to create an association in Sandata allowing providers to work with their clients
New Exclusion Sanction Questions to be added to Applications for Provider Enrollment
Beginning Jan. 28, 2024, five new additional exclusion sanction questions will be added.