On March 19, 2021 the North Carolina Division of Health Benefits posted a bulletin outlining their Health Equity Payment Initiative. To support the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) goals to achieve health equity, NC Medicaid is introducing an enhanced payment to Carolina Access primary care practices serving beneficiaries from areas of the state with high poverty rates.
NC Division of Health Benefits: Health Equity Payments Initiative
Mar 24, 2021 8:30:00 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in NCDHHS, Billing, carolina access, health equity
Practice Support Topics: Resources of the Week
Mar 23, 2021 4:30:00 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in Billing, telehealth, behavioral health
The Practice Support Team at Northwest AHEC has gathered topics and resources for you for the week. Check them out below. Let us know if you need more information!
Medicaid: Payment for Healthy Opportunities Screening and Referral
Feb 3, 2021 1:00:00 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in Medicaid, NCDHHS, Billing, Healthy Opportunities
Medicaid recently released the Temporary Clinical Policy Modifications: Payment for Health Opportunities Screening and Referral.
NC Medicaid and NC Health Choice COVID-19 Immunization Billing Guidance
Jan 12, 2021 4:52:40 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in Medicaid, COVID-19, Billing, coding
Are you planning on administering COVID-19 Vaccines in your office?
NCDHHS has shared the Medicaid and NC Health Choice billing guidance for both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines in two Special Bulletins (#147 and #148). Please see some of the billing highlights and links to the bulletins below.
2021 Updates to Evaluation and Management (E/M) Guidelines
Jan 12, 2021 9:00:00 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in Billing, coding
What’s new and different in 2021?
Uninsured patients? No problem! There are funds for testing and treatment of COVID-19 patients without insurance.
Dec 8, 2020 1:33:08 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in COVID-19, Billing, Uninsured
NC Medicaid COVID-19 Related Services for Uninsured Individuals