Medicaid Update – December 2021

The Office of Health Insurance Programs of the New York State Department of Health has approved the release of the December 2021 Medicaid Update. Please find the new and improved, interactive issue as a PDF (Portable Document Format) file available to be downloaded at: https://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/program/update/2021/docs/mu_no14_dec21.pdf. A print-ready version is also available on the Medicaid Update web page.

You may also go straight to an article or topic that pertains to you by selecting from the current issue’s table of contents below.

All Providers

• Electronic Prior Approval Rosters for Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Services
• Reminder: Sign Up for eMedNY Training Webinars
• Reminder: Facilities that Affiliate Practitioners
• NY State of Health Announces Enrollment in Qualified Health Plan Coverage Remains Open, Enrollment Continues to Climb
• Reminder of Changes Impacting Providers Serving Children

Policy and Billing

• New York Collaborative Care Medicaid Program
• Update to Clinic Billing Logic in Ambulatory Patient Groups
• Coverage for Developmental Screening, including Autism Spectrum Disorder, in the “First Three Years of Life”

NYSHFA/NYSCAL CONTACTS:

Carl J. Pucci
Chief Financial Officer
518-462-4800 x36