North Carolina Medicaid Division of Health Benefits (DHB) has announced that Tailored Plans (the health plans for qualifying members with mental health needs, substance use disorders, intellectual/developmental disabilities or traumatic brain injuries) will start on July 1, 2024.

You've been sitting there longer than you meant to, right?

You have

• Three reports that need to get done
• Five more to do's on your list
• 17 emails to respond to (and 33 more land in your inbox while you're on number 3)
  
  Now, 
  • The phone rings
  • Your supervisor is standing at your door looking frustrated
    
    Sound familiar? Just another (insert day of week here)!

No doubt you are feeling the tension building in your neck, shoulders, and arms....

Try these 3 Easy Desk Stretches!

Did you know?

The typical primary care physician caring for Medicare patients must coordinate care with 229 other physicians working in 117 practices?

The 2024 Final Rule from CMS (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services) established a new code to ensure Primary Care Providers receive additional payment for the high-value visits they provide.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) opened data submission for Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) eligible clinicians who participated in the 2023 performance year of the Quality Payment Program (QPP) on January 2, 2024. Data can be submitted and updated until 8:00 p.m. ET on April 1, 2024.

2023 is coming to a close. 

There is a lot to do!

We have made a LIST....!

By now, you have heard the news! 

Do you still have questions?

Do your team members feel confident when they field questions from patients or prospective patients?

Our partners at South Piedmont AHEC are offering a monthly webinar series on a variety of safety and compliance topics in 2024.

In a previous Practice Support blog post, we highlighted basic information and eligibility criteria for the Making Care Primary Model.  In response to stakeholder feedback, CMS extended the application deadline by two weeks; the new deadline is Thursday, December 14 at 11:59 p.m. EST. 

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Value Pathways (MVPs) registration window is open for the 2023 performance year.  Individuals, groups, subgroups, and Alternative Payment Model (APM) Entities that wish to report an MCP can register until November 30, 2023 at 8 p.m. ET.