DOH Medicaid Update Index - A
The Actual Average Acquisition Cost (AAC)
Abortion
- Proper Claim Completion for Abortion-Related Testing November 2007
- Implementation of the Family Planning Benefit Program February 2003
- Medicaid Payment for Medically Necessary Non-Surgical Abortions Using RU 486 January 2001
Address Change
- Is Your Provider Address and Contact Information Up to Date? December 2008
- Computer Sciences Corporation Address Changes April 2008
- Are You Receiving Medicaid Correspondence at the Appropriate Address? June 2007
- Provider Services January 2006
- New CSC Mailing Addresses Follows Phase II Implementation March 2005 Special Edition
- Providers! Are You Changing Your Correspondence Address or Pay to Address? February 2004
- Providers! Are You Changing Your Correspondence Address or Pay to Address? November 2003
- Change of Address Instructions October 2003
- All Providers: Changing Your Address? July 2002
- Change Your Address And Notify Medicaid March 2002
Adult Care Facility
- Certified Home Health Agency Services In Adult Care Facilities April 2006
- Family Health Plus Co-Payment Information April 2006
- Pharmacy Co-Payment Exemption For Residents In Adult Care Facilities July 2003
Alcohol Abuse Services
- Usage Of Exception Code 83 For Chemical Dependence Services September 2003
- Outpatient Chemical Dependence Services December 2002
- Managed Care Changes For Alcohol & Substance Abuse Services April 2002
- Mandated Alcohol & Substance Abuse Services For Managed Care Enrollees August 2001
Alien Eligibility
Alzheimer's Disease
Ambulatory Care
- Revised Ambulette Transportation Fees Implemented by the Medicaid Redesign Team - May 2011
- AMBULANCE PROVIDERS: Acceptable Claim Modifiers - May 2010
- TRANSPORTATION PROVIDERS: Trip Documentation Required - May 2010
- Ambulatory Care Payment Reform February 2009
- Enhanced payment for expanded "after hours" access October 2008
- Learn About Medicaid's New Ambulatory Care Reimbursement Method August 2008
- Provider Bulletins July 2008
- Reallocation of Health Care Spending: Focus on Ambulatory Care April 2008 Special Edition
Ambulatory Patient Group (APG)
- Changes to Medicaid fee-for-service reimbursement policy for practitioner services provided in hospital settings March 2010
- New APG Payment Methodology Replaces PCAP Rate Schedules February 2010
- New York Medicaid to Cover Cardiac Rehabilitation for Fee-For-Service Enrollees December 2009
- APG Implementation Delayed for Diagnostic and Treatment Centers April 2009
- New APG Rate Codes for School Based Health Clinics March 2009
- APG Payment Policy: Reimbursement of Ancillary Laboratory and Radiology Services March 2009
- Update - APGs Approved by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services December 2008
- December 1 APG Implementation Delayed for Hospitals November 2008
American Heart
- New York Medicaid to Cover Cardiac Rehabilitation for Fee-For-Service Enrollees December 2009
- Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs February 2005
- "Get With The Guidelines" From The American Heart Association February 2003
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
Anesthesia
- Anesthesia Coding Changes to Begin 11/18/10 - November 2010
- Anesthesia Supervision Billing and Payment Update - November 2010
Antibiotic Resistance
- Preferred Drug Program News May 2007
- Antimicrobial Resistance December 2001
- Statewide Conference on Antibiotic Resistance September 2001
Antihistamines
- Reminder: Second Generation Antihistamines April 2009
- Second Generation Antihistamine Prior Authorization Reminder October 2004
- Prior Authorization Tips July 2003
- Prescribers and Dispensers: Answers Regarding Antihistamines June 2003
- Prescribers and Pharmacists: Prior Authorization Required for Certain Antihistamines April 2003
Antimicrobial Resistance
- Antibiotic Resistance and the Judicious Use of Antibiotics June 2007
- Antimicrobial Resistance December 2001
Antipsychotics
- Antipsychotics - Second Generation - 10-2012
- Care For Schizophrenia: Use of Antipsychotics February 2002
Apnea
Arthritis
- Managing the Costs of Arthritis and Other Chronic Diseases June 2007
- Juvenile Arthritis January 2007
- Taking Control of Arthritis November 2005
- Five Things Your Patient Is Not Telling You About Their Arthritis May 2005
- Arthritis and Exercise September 2004
- The Burden Of Arthritis April 2004
- Arthritis And Physical Activity January 2003
Article 16
- Coverage of Medical Language Interpreter Services - 10-2012
- Mandatory Compliance Program Certification Required by 12/31/10 October 2010
- Mandatory Compliance Program Certification Required by December 31, 2009 November 2009
- Certain Long Term Therapy Services To Be Incorporated Into Intermediate Care Facilities For The Developmentally Disabled Medicaid Payment Rates September 2006
- Voluntary Medicaid Managed Care For SSI June 2004
- Important Billing Instructions For Article 16 Clinic Providers May 2003
- Clinic Billing Guidelines February 2003
Article 28
- Coverage of Medical Language Interpreter Services - 10-2012
- Medicaid Reimbursement for Immunizations in Article 28 Hospital-Based & Freestanding Clinic Settings - 09-2012
- Medicaid Coverage and Billing Requirements for Risperdal Consta, Invega Sustenna & Zyprexa Relprevv - December 2010
- Medicaid Fee-For-Service Coverage of Seasonal Flu and Pneumococcal Immunizations October 2010
- Mandatory Compliance Program Certification Required by 12/31/10 October 2010
- Statewide Patient Centered Medical Home Program Receives Approval For Office-Based Practitioners, FQHCs, and D&TCs - May 2010
- Changes to Medicaid fee-for-service reimbursement policy for practitioner services provided in hospital settings March 2010
- New York Medicaid to Cover Cardiac Rehabilitation for Fee-For-Service Enrollees December 2009
- Smoking Cessation Counseling Offered December 2009
- Mandatory Compliance Program Certification Required by December 31, 2009 November 2009
- Increase in Practitioner and Clinic Medicaid Reimbursement for Flu Vaccine November 2009
- Medicaid Coverage and Reimbursement of Vaccines October (Special) 2009
- Supervising/teaching physician documentation in the clinic setting June 2009
- Unclassified Drug Code New Available for Billing July 2008
- Medicaid Now Reimbursing for Viral Tropism Laboratory Test June 2008
- Unclassified Drug Code Now Available for Billing June 2008
- Clarification of Commercial Insurance Billing Requirements February 2008
- Revised Instructions for the Billing of Implanon and Intrauterine Devices November 2007
- Provision of Sealants by Registered Dental Hygienists October 2007
- Requirements for Clinic Threshold Visit Claim Involving Physical Therapy October 2007
- Medicaid Reimbursement for Implanon June 2007
- National Drug Code Required on Medicaid Claims June 2007
- Medicaid Reimbursement for Immunizations in Article 28 Hospital-Based & Freestanding Clinic Settings January 2007
- Medicaid Reimbursement for Immunizations in Article 28 Settings December 2006
- Certain Long Term Therapy Services To Be Incorporated Into Intermediate Care Facilities For The Developmentally Disabled Medicaid Payment Rates September 2006
- Voluntary Medicaid Managed Care For SSI June 2004
- Medicaid Payment For Psychiatric Social Work June 2004
- Payment For Psychiatric Social Work Services In Federally Qualified Health Centers December 2003
- Article 28 Clinics Billable Clinic Visits November 2003
- Medicaid Payment to Laboratories For Hepatitis C Tests July 2003
- Change in Reimbursement for Part-Time Clinics May 2003
- Medicaid Amends the Managed Care Benefit Package February 2003
- Outpatient Chemical Dependence Services December 2002
- Medicaid Now Covers Additional HIV Testing November 2002
- Managed Care Benefit Package Amended September 2002
- Physician and Clinic Billing for Magnetic Resonance Imaging May 2002
- Managed Care Changes For Alcohol & Substance Abuse Services April 2002
- Laboratories: Payment For Latest FDA-Approved HIV Viral Load Test March 2002
- Pharmacy: Do You Serve Nursing Home and Child Care Agencies? December 2001
- Hospital Reimbursement For Newborn Hearing Screening Program Services October 2001
- A Change in Reimbursement September 2001
- Attention Pharmacy Providers Serving Nursing Home & Child Care Agencies May 2001
- Attention: All Outpatient & Freestanding Clinics March 2001
- Medicaid Payment for Medically Necessary Non-Surgical Abortions Using RU 486 January 2001
- Clarification of Medicaid Payment for HIV Drug Resistance Testing December 2000
- Medicaid Practitioner Fee Increase: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions November 2000
- Attention Nursing Home & Pharmacy Providers May 2000
- Attention Nursing Home & Pharmacy Providers April 2000
- Attention Nursing Homes & Pharmacy Providers March 2000
- Attention Nursing Homes & Pharmacy Providers January 2000
- Attention Nursing Homes & Pharmacy Providers December 1999
- Attention Nursing Homes & Pharmacy Providers September 1999
- Attention Pharmacy Providers Edit 867 Process Revised August 1999
- Attention Providers of Inpatient Substance Abuse Services July 1999
- Attention Nursing Homes & Pharmacy Providers June 1999
- Attention Providers of Inpatient Substance Abuse Services May 1999
- Attention Nursing Homes & Pharmacy Providers March 1999
- Attention All PCAPS February 1999
Asthma
- Asthma Self-Management Training (ASMT) Services for Medicaid Beneficiaries a web series presented by the Certified Asthma Educator Subcommittee of the Asthma Partnership of New York - May 2010
- New APG Payment Methodology Replaces PCAP Rate Schedules February 2010
- Certified Asthma and Diabetes Educators March 2009
- Inhaler Update February 2009
- Ambulatory Care Payment Reform February 2009
- CFC-Propelled Albuterol Inhalers No Longer Available By Years End December 2008
- Certified Asthma and Diabetes Educators December 2008
- Diabetes & Asthma self-management training will soon be offered to Medicaid beneficiaries October 2008
- Diabetes and Asthma Education April 2008 Special Edition
- National Asthma Guidelines Updated October 2007
- NYS Medicaid Coverage and Diabetes: Fact Sheet for Clinicians June 2006
- May is Asthma Awareness Month May 2006
- Medicaid Guidelines For The Administration Of Xolair July 2004
- Patient Education Tools May 2004
- Medicaid Posters & Brochures April 2004
- Patient Education Tools February 2004
- Patient Educational Tools January 2004
- What Is Asthma? December 2003
- Patient Educational Tools December 2003
- NY Develops A Statewide Asthma Guideline Tool November 2003
- Patient Educational Tools November 2003
- "Back To School With Asthma" Campaign September 2003
- Key Clinical Activities For Quality Asthma Care August 2003
- Work-Related Asthma, What Is It? July 2003
- World Asthma Day & Materials Order Form April 2003
- Improving Asthma Medication Use In Minority Children February 2003
- Exposure to Asthma Triggers January 2003
- Guidelines For The Diagnosis & Management Of Asthma December 2002
- Summary Of Free Materials & Forms December 2002
- Key Indicators For Diagnosis of Asthma November 2002
- Asthma Action Plan is Recommended October 2002
- Regional Asthma Coalitions in NYS September 2002
- National Asthma Guidelines Released August 2002
- Asthma Triggers & Assessment Questions July 2002
- Free Asthma Materials Available June 2002
- Summary of Guidelines: Diagnosis & Management of Asthma April 2002
- Student Athletes and Exercise-Induced Asthma March 2002
- Asthma: Success With St. John's Riverside Hospital February 2002
- The Importance of Spirometry for Early Diagnosis & Management of Asthma January 2002
- Preventing Asthma Attacks December 2001
- Asthma Education November 2001
- Hand Held Nebulizer is Reimbursable November 2001
- Asthma Fair September 2001
- Asthma And Exercise August 2001
- Issues In Caring For People With Asthma July 2001
- Initial Assessment And Diagnosis Of Asthma June 2001
- From The Desk Of Dr. Harvey R. Bernard M.D. Medical Director May 2001
- Asthma & Second Hand Smoke May 2001
- May Is Asthma & Allergy Awareness Month April 2001
- Asthma Triggers & Assessment Chart April 2001
- Treatment Guidelines For Asthma February 2001
- Do Your Asthma Patients Have An Asthma Action Plan? February 2001
- Attention Pharmacy, DME And Other Service Providers January 2001
The Medicaid Update: Your Window Into The Medicaid Program
The State Department of Health welcomes your comments or suggestions regarding the Medicaid Update.
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The Medicaid Update, along with past issues of the Medicaid Update, can be accessed online at the New York State Department of Health web site: http://www.nyhealth.gov/health_care/medicaid/program/main.htm
