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Provider Alerts - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2022
Healthfirst Reimbursement of Developmental Screening in Primary Care

Effective April 1, 2022, Healthfirst will begin to reimburse Developmental Screening (CPT 96110) in primary care as per New York State Medicaid guidance.

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Reimbursement
  
Coding - Practice Guidelines and Tips - 2022
Documentation and Coding: Multiple Sclerosis

This tip sheet is intended to assist providers and coding staff with the documentation and ICD-10-CM selection on services submitted to Healthfirst—specifically for multiple sclerosis (MS).

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Clinical Documentation Improvement
  
Provider Alerts - Claims & Billing - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2022
Healthfirst Policy for the Authorization of Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) Services

Healthfirst’s medical policies are intended to provide guidance in the administration of Healthfirst’s benefit plans and are used by medical directors and other clinical professionals in making medical necessity and other coverage determinations. This policy is applicable to the Commercial Plan, Qualified Health Plan (QHP), Essential Plan (EP) and Child Health Plus (CHP). While this service is not covered by Healthfirst Medicaid Managed Care Plan, ABA services are available to Medicaid beneficiaries through Medicaid Fee-for-Service.

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Billing
  
Provider Alerts - Claims & Billing - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2022
Billing Guidance for Acupuncturists

Medicare covers acupuncture for chronic lower back pain. Plans must offer this benefit and can choose to offer a supplemental benefit in addition to the original Medicare-covered visits. Previously, most Healthfirst providers submitted claims for acupuncture visits using ICD-10 M54.5. However, this ICD was retired on October 1, 2021.

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Billing
  
Behavioral Health and Foster Care - Practice Guidelines and Tips - 2022
Children’s Home and Community-Based Services Frequently Asked Questions

Children’s Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) are for children and youth who need extra care at home/in the community and want to avoid going to the hospital or a long-term facility. Review these important workflow reminders, answers to questions you may have about HCBS, and other helpful resources

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Behavioral Health
  
Provider Alerts - Claims & Billing - Behavioral Health and Foster Care - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2022
Child HCBS Authorizations and Reminder of State Billing and Claiming Requirements

This notice is to remind Children’s Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) providers of HCBS billing and claiming requirements, per the April 4, 2022, NYSDOH memo.

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Billing
  
Provider Alerts - Pharmacy Resources & Formularies - Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Provider Resources - 2023
New York State Medicaid Coverage Criteria for Pharmacists Providing COVID-19 Vaccine Counseling

The New York State Department of Health issued guidance that New York State Medicaid will reimburse COVID-19 vaccination counseling to Medicaid members/enrollees by pharmacists in order to encourage vaccination against COVID-19. The effective date of coverage is for dates of service on or after December 1, 2021.

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Medicaid
  
Provider Alerts - Pharmacy Resources & Formularies - Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Provider Resources - 2023
New York Medicaid COVID-19 Vaccine Claims Submission Reminder

This information is being provided to assist your pharmacy with the submission of COVID-19 vaccine administration claims. The content of this communication is for informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for the information provided in the COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Network Enrollment Form.

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Medicaid
  
Provider Alerts - Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Practice Guidelines and Tips - 2022
NYSDOH Issues Advisory: Sotrovimab No Longer Authorized to Treat COVID-19 in Any U.S. Region – Pause in Distribution

The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) issued an Advisory on March 25, 2022, announcing a pause in the distribution of sotrovimab.

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COVID-19
  
Claims & Billing - Telehealth - Practice Guidelines and Tips - 2022
Guidance for ADHC Telehealth and In-Person Services

Healthfirst offers guidance to Adult Day Health Care (ADHC) providers to successfully obtain authorizations and reimbursement for the following services: - Telehealth Services - In-Person Services Upon Reopening

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Reimbursement
  
Provider Alerts - Coding - Claims & Billing - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2022
Coding Instructions for Co-Surgeons and Team Surgeons

Healthfirst follows the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) guidance for the use of co-surgeon (-62) and team surgeon (-66) modifiers with claim submissions.

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Billing
  
Provider Alerts - Pharmacy Resources & Formularies - Provider Resources - 2023
Vyondys 53, Exondys 51, Amondys 45 and Viltepso Criteria

This policy is to provide guidance on the coverage guidelines utilized to review the request for prior authorization for Vyondys 53™ (golodirsen), Exondys 51™ (eteplirsen), Amondys 45™ (casimersen) and Viltepso™ (viltolarsen). These coverage guidelines will be used to determine medical necessity.

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Prior Authorization