Bulletins and Newsletters
See the bulletins below to stay up-to-date on news, policy changes, and other issues important to your practice.
Alerts, Bulletins and News
- 04.08.2025 - IB 25-10: Hospice Fee Schedule Update
- 03.24.2025 - IB 25-9: Applied Behavior Manual Update
- 03.06.2025 - IB 25-06: Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) Comprehensive Dental Benefit
- 02.27.2025 - IB 19-03: Medical Provider Issue Resolution
- 02.27.2025 - IB 21-02: Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Resolution
- 02.27.2025 - IB 24-04: Ambulance Provider Issue Resolution
- 02.27.2025 - IB 25-5: Donor Human Milk Banks Provider Enrollment Exemption
- 02.25.2025 - IB16-15: Private Third-Party Liability and Medicare Advantage Plan Update Request Change
- 02.05.2025 - IB 25-4: JYNNEOS Vaccine (CPT 90611)
- 02.05.2025 - IB 25-3: Place of Service Code 27: Outreach Site/Street for Federally Qualified Health Centers and Rural Health Clinics
- 02.05.2025 - IB 25-2: Emergency Room Utilization Reduction Pilot Program
- 02.05.2025 - IB 24-4: Ambulance Provider Issue Resolution
- 02.05.2025 - IB 19-3: Medicaid Provider Issue Resolution
- 02.05.2025 - IB 21-2: Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Resolution
- 01.13.2025 - IB 25-01: Third Party Liability Portal – Third Party Referral Module
- 12.18.2024 - IB 24-49: DME Ordering and Referring Provider Requirements
- 12.18.2024 - IB 24-48: 2025 Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Update
- 12.18.2024 - IB 24-47: Attention Local Educational Agency (LEA) Providers: Correction to the Exclusions for the Ordering, Prescribing, Rendering NPI Requirement and Claim Recycle
- 12.03.2024 - IB 24-46: New Third Party Liability Portal Functionality: BTPL Search
- 11.26.2024 - IB 24-44: Place of Service Code 27 Outreach Site Street
- 11.22.2024 - IB 24-43: Procedural Code Modifier Utilization Listing
- 11.19.2024 - IB 24-45: Immunization Fee Schedule for Children Influenza Trivalent (IIV3) – CPT 90656
- 11.19.2024 - IB 24-42: Immunization Fee Schedule Updates: 2024-2025 Influenza Vaccines and VFC
- 11.14.2024 - IB 21-02: Medicaid Managed Care Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Provider Issue Resolution
- 11.14.2024 - IB 24-04: Managed Care Ambulance Provider Issue Resolution
- 11.04.2024 - IB 24-41: Emergency Oxygen Equipment and Supplies Policy Clarification
- 11.04.2024 - IB 24-07: LDH Breast Pump Coverage Changes
- 10.31.2024 - IB 24-22: Provider Enrollment Portal Rebaseline
- 10.31.2024 - IB 24-27: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Revised
- 10.31.2024 - IB 24-32: Substance Use Disorder Provider Reimbursement Update
- 10.31.2024 - IB 24-40: Carrier Code Management
- 10.25.2024 - IB 24-39: Beneficiary Third Party Liability Data Migration
- 10.22.2024 - IB 24-38 Certification of Ambulance Transportation (CAT) Form Revision
- 10.17.2024 - IB 24-36: Third Party Liability Carrier Code: Medicare Advantage Carrier Code Updates
- 10.17.2024 - IB 24-37: Immunization Fee Schedule Updates – 2024-2025 Influenza Vaccination Updates
- 10.16.2024 - IB 24-35 Third-Party Liability Act 486 (HB655)
- 10.02.2024 - IB 24-33: Open Enrollment for 2025 Health Plans
- 10.02.2024 - IB 24-34: Coverage of Disposable (Elastomeric) Infusion Pumps
- 09.25.2024 - IB 24-32: Substance Use Disorder Provider Reimbursement Update
- 09.18.2024 - IB 24-30: Vision (Eyewear) Reimbursement Rate Update
- 09.18.2024 - IB 24-31: Coverage of Respiratory Viral Panels (87631, 87632 and 87633)
- 09.10.2024 - IB 24-29: Act 246 of the 2024 Louisiana Regular Legislative Session
- 09.10.2024 - IB 24-25: Expansion of Mental Health Professionals
- 08.30.2024 - IB 24-28: Appropriate Use of CARC/RARC Codes in Claims Adjudication
- 08.29.2024 - IB 24-18 Screening Mammography Coverage Update
- 08.29.2024 - IB 19-3: Medicaid Provider Issue Resolution
- 08.29.2024 - IB 24-27: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
- 08.29.2024 - IB 24-22: Provider Enrollment Portal Rebaseline
- 08.29.2024 - Discontinuation of Coverage for OTC At-Home COVID-19 Tests
- 08.09.2024 - D-SNP Loss of Medicaid
- 08.07.2024 - IB 24-27: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
- 08.02.2024 - IB 24-26: Brief Emotional/Behavioral Assessment
- 07.25.2024 - IB 24-18 Screening Mammography Coverage Update
- 07.25.2024 - IB 24-24 LDH Guidance on Brain Death Determinations for Providers
- 07.03.2024 - IB 24-23: Update Radiation Oncology Therapies
- 07.02.2024 - IB 24-2: ASAM Criteria Updates for Adult Substance Use Services
- 07.02.2024 - IB 24-22: Provider Enrollment Portal Rebaseline
- 06.19.2024 - IB 24-2: Updated ASAM Criteria Updates for Adult Substance Use Services
- 06.19.2024 - IB 24-21: Changes to Third Party Liability (TPL) Carrier Code Listing
- 06.19.2024 - IB 24-20: X-Modifier Utilization
- 06.12.2024 - IB 24-18 Screening Mammography Coverage Update
- 06.12.2024 - IB 24-19: Requesting Consideration of Policy Changes and New Benefit Coverage
- 06.11.2024 - IB 24-04: Medicaid Managed Care Ambulance Provider Issue Resolution: Non-Emergency Ambulance Transportation Services
- 05.30.2024 - IB 24-17: Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking Coverage
- 05.30.2024 - IB 24-16: Proprietary Laboratory Analyses Changes
- 05.24.2024 - Behavioral Health Manual Update - Appendix E-11 Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
- 05.24.2024 - Behavioral Health Manual Update - Personal Care Services
- 05.22.2024 - IB 24-15 Preferred Drug List Update for July 1, 2024
- 05.22.2024 - IB 22-24: Pediatric Day Health Care (PDHC) Reimbursement
- 05.22.2024 - Louisiana Medicaid Quarterly Wage Checks for Patients
- 05.20.2024 - IB 24-14: Dental Sealant Policy Update
- 05.09.2024 - IB 24-13: Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Manual Updates
- 05.07.2024 - IB 24-10: LEAs and Respective Billing Agencies - Changes to NCCI MUE Edits
- 05.07.2024 - IB 24-12: Managed Care Organization Provider Directory Project
- 04.29.2024 - Louisiana Crisis Response System Fact Sheet - UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Louisiana
- 04.26.2024 - Change Healthcare Claims Extension
- 04.22.2024 - IB 16-9: 340B Policy Clarification
- 04.11.2024 - IB 24-11: Updates to the Outpatient Hospital Fee Schedule Based on NCCI MUEs
- 04.10.2024 - IB 19-3: Medicaid Provider Issue Resolution
- 04.09.2024 - Network Adequacy Project
- 04.08.2024 - IB 24-09: Therapy Services in Federally Qualified Health Centers, Rural Health Clinics and American Indian Clinics
- 04.08.2024 - IB 24-08:2024 Emergency Medical Transportation Methodology Update
- 04.02.2024 - IB 24-7: LDH Breast Pump Coverage Changes
- 03.26.2024 - EVV Required for all Home Health Providers Effective April 1, 2024
- 03.20.2024 - A.A. et al. v. Abraham et al
- 03.12.2024 - IB: 24-6 Newborn/Deemed Eligible MCO Assignment Mismatch Corrections
- 03.06.2024 - IB 19-6: Member Reassignment Policy Core Elements
- 02.22.2024 - Diabetic Supplies Coverage as a Pharmacy Benefit IB 23-11
- 02.09.2024 - Pediatric Day Health Care (PDHC) Policy Reminder IB 24-05
- 02.06.2024 - Medicaid Managed Care Provider Issue Resolution IB 19-3
- 02.02.2024 - ASAM Criteria Updates for Adult Substance Use Services IB 24-02
- 02.02.2024 - Immunization Fee Schedule Updates IB 24-3
- 01.24.2024 - Electronic Visit Verification for Home Health Services IB 23-14
- 01.19.2024 - Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Update IB 24-01
- 01.02.2024 - Administration of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccines IB 23-22
Previous Provider Alerts
- 12.20.2023 - Electronic Visit Verification for Home Health Services IB 23-14
- 12.15.2023 - Tobacco Cessation Counseling IB 23-21
- 12.08.2023 - Electronic Visit Verification for Home Health Services IB 23-14
- 12.04.2023 - Rehabilitation Therapy Services IB 18-5
- 12.04.2023 - A.A. et al. v. Phillips (case number: 19-00770-BAJ-SDJ)
- 10.24.2023 - Update to Topical Fluoride Varnish Coverage for Dental Providers IB 23-20
- 10.19.2023 - 2023 Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System Update IB 23-09
- 10.10.2023 - Open Enrollment for 2024 Medicaid Managed Care and Dental Plans IB 23-19
- 09.28.2023 - Diabetic Supplies Coverage as a Pharmacy Benefit IB 23-11
- 09.22.2023 - Behavioral Health Services Provider Manual Update
- 09.22.2023 - Managed Care Organization Credentialing for Medical Staff of Hospitals, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and Rural Health Clinics IB 23-18
- 09.22.2023 - 2023 Physician-Administered Drug Reimbursement Update IB 23-16
- 09.12.2023 - Magellan Medicaid Administration Transition
- 08.28.2023 - Electronic Visit Verification for Home Health Services IB 23-14
- 08.28.2023 - Midwifery Services Reimbursement Rate Update IB 23-12
- 08.21.2023 - Anesthesia Policy for Pain Management IB 23-13
- 08.03.2023 - Medicaid Provider Issue Resolution IB 19-3
- 07.21.2023 - Medicaid Provider Enrollment Portal Update and Requirements IB 22-38
- 07.20.2023 - Midwifery Services Reimbursement Rate Update IB 23-12
- 07.20.2023 - Termination of the Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Temporary Mileage Rate Increase IB 22-10
- 07.18.2023 - Covid 19 Laboratory Test IB 23-10
- 07.13.2023 - Diabetic Supplies Coverage as a Pharmacy Benefit IB 23-11
- 07.11.2023 - COVID-19 Laboratory Tests IB 23-10
- 06.26.2023 - Medicaid Managed Care Transportation Provider Issue Resolution IB 21-2
- 06.26.2023 - Finding a Specialist IB 21-9
- 06.14.2023 - NEMT/NEAT Guidance - End of PHE
- 06.06.2023 - Telemedicine Telehealth Facilitation of Mental Health Rehabilitation IB 20-4
- 05.03.2023 - Coverage of Makena (17-Alpha Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate) for Prevention of Pre-term Birth IB 23-08
- 05.02.2023 - Comprehensive Dental Care for Adults with Developmental or Intellectual Disabilities Residing in an Intermediate Care Facility IB 23-07
- 04.26.2023 - General Anesthesia and Facility Reimbursement Increase for Dental Treatment IB 21-15
- 04.25.2023 - Provider Policy Update: Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Personal Care Services IB 23-05
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