Policy Update Regarding Site of Service Approval for EMBLEMHEALTH All Lines of Business and EMPIRE Medicare Members HealthCare Partners has updated their review criteria for

New York State Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Medicaid Program Overview and Next Steps The 21st Century Cures Act (the Cures Act) was signed into law

Starting Nov. 1, 2020, EmblemHealth will remove service limits on smoking cessation counseling (SCC). Previously, SCC services were limited to eight (8) sessions per calendar

Effective October 1, 2020 fluoride varnish application has been expanded to include Registered Nurses and Physician Assistants (previously was only reimbursable when applied by physicians

The novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) has spread to millions of people worldwide, with several hundred thousand confirmed cases in New York State. While the number of

This is a reminder that the Medicaid program prohibits enrolled providers from billing recipients for charges for COVID-19 protective measures, including sanitizing exam rooms and

By Joseph S. Cervia, MD, AAHIVS Featured in THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF HIV MEDICINE, HIV SPECIALIST, JUNE 2020, pages 12 -15 “Reflecting upon the unspeakable

June is National Safety Month® and our hope here at HCP is that we can help keep you safe year-round. The National Safety Council annually

The Trump Administration is taking aggressive actions and exercising regulatory flexibilities to help healthcare providers contain the spread of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). CMS

Article taken from: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/06/09/hhs-announces-enhanced-provider-portal-relief-fund-payments-for-safety-net-hospitals-medicaid-chip-providers.html Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), is announcing additional