Medicaid Managed Care Back Porch Chat

As part of NCDHHS and the Governor's continued work to expand access to reproductive health services, NC Medicaid now covers over-the-counter contraception in pharmacies across the state.  Starting Thursday, August 1, 2024, the oral contraceptive Opill is available through local and retail pharmacies without a prescription, at no cost for NC Medicaid beneficiaries.  Opill is the first over-the-counter oral contraception that has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The administrative complexities of providing care to your patients now covered under Tailored Plans can be frustrating. NC Medicaid hopes to ease provider administrative burden in the transition period, and ensure that beneficiaries receive uninterrupted care.

"A picture is worth a thousand words." 

The Quality Payment Program (QPP) Small Practices Newsletter is a monthly resource that provides small practices (15 or fewer clinicians) with program updates, upcoming QPP milestones, and resources to support their continued participation and success in QPP. The newsletter is sent on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.

As you know, federal legislation requires that all practitioners who apply for or renew their DEA registration must attest that they have completed 8 hours of training on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders (unless practitioners are solely veterinarians).

Syphilis cases are on the rise in North Carolina. Syphilis can affect anyone but is currently rising in women, and in men who have sex with women. This has led to an alarming increase in cases of congenital syphilis.