NCDHHS Extends Open Enrollment for Medicaid Managed Care through May 21, 2021.  Read about it in this announcement. 

In NC Medicaid Managed Care, most beneficiaries choose their health plan and primary care provider (PCP) or Advanced Medical Home (AMH), which is a type of primary care provider. During open enrollment from March 15 through May 21, 2021, beneficiaries will enroll in a health plan and select their PCP/AMH.  If a beneficiary does not select a health plan, they will be automatically enrolled in one by the NC Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).  If a beneficiary does not select a PCP/AMH, then the health plan will assign one to them.  First, DHHS will auto-enroll the beneficiary in a health plan. Once the health plan receives the beneficiary information, the health plan will auto-assign a PCP/AMH to the beneficiary. 

The Advanced Medical Home webinar series provides Medicaid primary care practice staff and clinicians with more information on North Carolina’s AMH model and how to function at the highest AMH Tier possible when Medicaid Managed Care goes live in July 2021. This webinar, the last in this series, will provide a review of the Advanced Medical Home requirements, update on the glide path payments and more.

THURSDAY, MAY 13 | 5:30–6:30 PM
Advanced Medical Home Refresher

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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Health Benefits and North Carolina AHEC are offering a bimonthly evening webinar series to help prepare providers, practice managers, and quality managers for Medicaid Managed Care going live on July 1, 2021.

As a reminder, once an AMH Tier 3 practice has attested to meeting Glidepath payment eligibility in NCTracks, DHHS will validate that the practice is enrolled with NC Medicaid and attested as an AMH Tier 3 practice. DHHS then confirms the attestation with the respective pre-paid health plans in order to validate that each Tier 3 practice has met contracting and testing criteria.   

On Wednesday April 14th, 2021 NCDHHS posted  Provider Data Updates highlighting the importance of ensuring provider data is correct in NCTracks.  Please see important highlights below and click on the links for more complete information. 

The NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) has launched a public messaging campaign to encourage Medicaid beneficiaries to enroll in NC Medicaid Managed Care.

The Medicaid and NC Health Choice Provider and Health Plan Lookup Tool provides an online resource for beneficiaries to use while researching and ultimately selecting a health plan and primary care provider (PCP). 

Are you ready? Don’t wait. Prepare Now. 

On March 18, 2021 NC Department of Health and Human Services posted a factsheet in the Provider Playbook entitled Managed Care Eligibility for Newborns: What Providers Need to Know. Read important highlights below: