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Provider Alerts - Claims & Billing - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2022
1448 22 BH PROS Auth Changes Provider Alert v2 Final WR

Effective Nov. 21, 2022, Healthfirst, in accordance with the State of New York, will no longer require prior authorization for Personalized Recovery Oriented Services (PROS).

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Medicaid Managed Care
  
Provider Alerts - Claims & Billing - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2022
Changes to Authorization Guidelines for Selected Services

Effective November 1, 2022, Healthfirst will make changes to its authorization guidelines for selected services. The service codes that newly require a prior authorization include pathology and laboratory services and non-oral and injectable chemotherapy drugs.

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Prior Authorization
  
Provider Alerts - Claims & Billing - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2023
1511 22 MA MOOP Calculation Provider Alert v5 FINAL wr

Effective 1/1/2023, the maximum out-of-pocket (MOOP) limit for a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan (after which the plan pays 100% of MA costs) will be calculated based on the accrual of all Medicare-covered cost sharing, not the supplemental benefits, in the plan benefit.

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Documentation
  
Provider Alerts - Pharmacy Resources & Formularies - Claims & Billing - Plans & Benefits - Provider Resources - 2023
Inflation Reduction Act Changes to Member Inflation Reduction Act Changes to Member

Healthfirst would like to alert you to new requirements around the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) provisions applicable for 2023 regarding cost sharing for Part B and Part D drugs

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Quality and Compliance
  
Claims & Billing - General Update - 2023
eviCore Medical Oncology Frequently Asked Questions

See answers to frequently asked questions about eviCore healthcare’s medical oncology program.

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Prior Authorization
  
Provider Alerts - Claims & Billing - Practice Guidelines and Tips - 2023
eviCore Medical Oncology HCPCS Codes and Descriptions

All providers who request/order any medical oncology services must secure prior authorization for services before the service is rendered in an office or outpatient setting. View this document for more information.

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Prior Authorization
  
Provider Alerts - Claims & Billing - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2023
Expansion of Lactation Service Coverage

Consistent with new requirements established for NYS Medicaid Managed Care (MMC) plans (including mainstream MMC plans, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Special Needs Plans (HIV-SNPs), and Health and Recovery Plans (HARPs)), Healthfirst has expanded lactation services coverage under those plans to include reimbursement eligibility for providers certified by nationally recognized accrediting agencies.

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Medicaid Managed Care
  
Claims & Billing - Compliance, Regulatory & Policies - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2023
Frequently Asked Questions: Healthfirst Laboratory Benefit Management Program

Effective June 1, 2023, Healthfirst will apply updated billing and reimbursement policies to claims reporting laboratory services performed in office, hospital outpatient, and independent laboratory locations. Review these answers to frequently asked questions.

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Policy Reminder
  
Provider Alerts - Pharmacy Resources & Formularies - Claims & Billing - Plans & Benefits - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2023
Transition of the Pharmacy Benefit from Managed Care to Fee-for-Service

Effective April 1, 2023, Medicaid members enrolled in Medicaid Managed Care (MMC) Plans, Health and Recovery Plans (HARPs), and HIV-Special Needs Plans (SNPs) will receive their pharmacy benefits through the NYRx Pharmacy program, formerly known as the NYS Fee-for-Service (FFS) Pharmacy program.

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Pharmacy
  
Provider Alerts - Claims & Billing - Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2023
Coverage Update: Monoclonal Antibody Therapies

As of December 1, 2022, bebtelovimab is not FDA-approved and will not be covered by Healthfirst. View details.

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COVID-19
  
Provider Alerts - Claims & Billing - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2023
Authorization Requirement Update for Vision Services

Effective May 1, 2023, Healthfirst no longer requires authorization for selected vision services.

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Authorization
  
Provider Alerts - Claims & Billing - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2023
Introducing Coding Validation from Cotiviti

Effective Sept. 1, 2023, consistent with the recommendations of the Office of Inspector General and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Healthfirst will implement Cotiviti’s Coding Validation, an enhanced program based on nationally sourced guidelines regarding modifier usage.

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Reimbursement