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03/19/2019
Medicaid
Recent Oncology Related Issues and News
PENDING MEDICAID ISSUES -
Molina Medicaid
Problem: Imfinzi, J9999 for dates of service in 2018 not being recognized.
Reported 3/8/19
Michigan Managed Medicaid Plan Medical Drug Benefit Restrictions
MSHO continues to address the disparity in drug approvals between traditional Medicaid and the managed Medicaid plans. The managed plans are required to approve therapies that are a medical benefit with traditional Medicaid. Thank you to those that sent in examples. Those examples, keep them coming. Examples are in the hands of Medicaid, we have had some progress. Stay tuned....
Update: MSHO is brining together traditional Medicaid, some managed Medicaid plans and the Medicaid Contract Managers at the Spring Reimbursement Meeting to help explain and address the disparities. Be sure to attend the Spring Reimbursement Meeting on April 17th!
Most Recent Bulletins That May Affect Medical Oncology
March 1, 2019 - MSA 19-07 - Updates to the Medicaid Provider Manual; Healthy Michigan Plan Changes; Retroactive Coverage of Existing Codes; Clarification to Bulletin MSA 19-01
CLICK HERE to review all MSA Bulletins
Most Recent Announcements That May Affect Medical Oncology
March 18, 2019: United Healthcare Coverage
March 18, 2019: Attention ALL Providers: Effective April 1,2019, commercial coverage that is received from United Healthcare, United Medical Resources (UMR), Golden Rule Insurance, Sierra Health & Life Insurance, and Oxford Health Plan will be loaded directly into the CHAMPS TPL Coverage File. MDHHS Third Party Liability (TPL) will no longer update these TPL records unless changes are available in one of United Healthcare’s web portals after the last load date of eligibility from the National Roster File. Providers are asked to please contact United Healthcare for any questions related to loaded coverage.
To visit the Biller "B" Aware website CLICK HERE
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