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DPW Seeks to Renew Philadelphia Assessment

The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare has announced its intention to seek renewal of the Philadelphia hospital assessment first authorized in 2008.
The purpose of the assessment is to generate additional revenue to fund state Medicaid expenditures for hospital outpatient and emergency department services in Philadelphia and to provide additional funding to support the city’s public health clinics.
Read the Pennsylvania Bulletin announcement of DPW’s intention here .

PA Safety Net Admin2013-07-02T06:00:20+00:00July 2nd, 2013|Pennsylvania Bulletin, Pennsylvania Medicaid policy, Pennsylvania state budget issues|Comments Off

PA Announces Plans for Increased Medicaid Fees

The Department of Public Welfare has unveiled its plan for increasing the fees it pays for Medicaid primary care services in 2013 and 2014. The limited-term pay increase, which will raise Medicaid primary care payments to Medicare levels, is mandated by the Affordable Care Act.
A Pennsylvania Bulletin notice that addresses how and when the fee increases will be paid, and to whom they will be paid, can be found here.
The revised fee schedule with the new, higher fees can be found here .

PA Safety Net Admin2013-05-29T06:00:17+00:00May 29th, 2013|Health care reform, Pennsylvania Bulletin, Pennsylvania Medicaid laws and regulations, Pennsylvania Medicaid policy|Comments Off

DPW Updates Fee Schedule

The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW) has updated its Medical Assistance fee-for-service fee schedule for a variety of physician services, podiatrist services, surgical services, and more.
See a complete list of changes here , in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

PA Safety Net Admin2013-04-23T06:00:49+00:00April 23rd, 2013|Pennsylvania Bulletin, Pennsylvania Medicaid laws and regulations, Pennsylvania Medicaid policy|Comments Off

PA Paves Way for Primary Care Pay Raise

The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare has published a notice that it will increase the fees Medical Assistance pays for selected primary care services.
The pay raise, funded 100 percent by the federal government, is part of the Affordable Care Act.
For further information about the pay raise, which physicians qualify for it, and how they can receive the pay raise, see the notice here, in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
In addition, members of the Safety-Net Association of Pennsylvania (SNAP) have received a detailed memo outlining the terms of the Medicaid primary care pay raise. Members who have not seen the memo and others who would like a copy can request it at info@paysafetynet.org.

PA Safety Net Admin2013-01-07T06:00:48+00:00January 7th, 2013|Health care reform, Pennsylvania Bulletin, Pennsylvania Medicaid policy, Safety-Net Association of Pennsylvania|Comments Off

DPW Announces Selected Co-Payments

The Department of Public Welfare (DPW) has issued a Medical Assistance Bulletin to announce that it “is implementing copayments for services provided to children with disabilities, under the age of 18, who are eligible for Medical Assistance (MA) under the PH95 category” – that is, with incomes greater than 200 percent of the federal poverty level. Find that bulletin here. The state further elaborates on why it has adopted this policy in this Pennsylvania Bulletin notice .

PA Safety Net Admin2012-10-02T06:00:44+00:00October 2nd, 2012|Medical Assistance Bulletin, Pennsylvania Bulletin, Pennsylvania Medicaid laws and regulations, Pennsylvania Medicaid policy|Comments Off

DPW Notice Confirms FY 2012 Burn Center, Trauma Payment Cuts

The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare has published final notices confirming FY 2012 reductions in payments to burn centers and trauma disproportionate share (DSH) payments.
Both notices were published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin: the burn center notice here and the trauma notice here .

PA Safety Net Admin2012-09-28T06:00:36+00:00September 28th, 2012|Medicaid supplemental payments, Pennsylvania Bulletin, Pennsylvania Medicaid laws and regulations, Pennsylvania Medicaid policy|Comments Off

DPW Issues Notice Governing Revised Payment Methodologies

The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW) has published a notice providing final notice of implementation of its revised Medical Assistance (MA) payment methodology for inpatient hospital services provided, on a fee-for-service (FFS) basis, in acute care general hospitals. Additionally, the Department is giving final notice of its amended qualifying criteria and payment methodology for inpatient disproportionate share hospital (DSH), outpatient DSH supplemental and direct medical education (DME) payments and allocated funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010-2011 for these payments. The Department is also providing final notice of the establishment of additional types of DSH and supplemental payments.”
This notice essentially describes the new eligibility criteria and payment methodologies arising from Act 49 and can be seen in its entirety in this Pennsylvania Bulletin notice.

PA Safety Net Admin2012-09-27T06:00:59+00:00September 27th, 2012|Medicaid supplemental payments, Pennsylvania Bulletin, Pennsylvania Medicaid laws and regulations, Pennsylvania Medicaid policy|Comments Off

DPW Issues DSH and Supplemental Payment Allocation Notice

The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DSH) has published a notice “announcing its intent to allocate funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2012-2013 for several disproportionate share hospital (DSH) and supplemental hospital payments made to qualifying Medical Assistance (MA) enrolled hospitals.”
Among the allocations addressed in this notice are funds for inpatient disproportionate share payments (inpatient DSH), outpatient DSH payments, direct medical education (DME) payments, Medical Assistance stability payments, Medical Assistance dependency payments, Medical Assistance rehab adjustment payments, small and sole-community hospital payments, and enhanced outpatient DSH payments for selected providers.
Find the complete Pennsylvania Bulletin notice here .

PA Safety Net Admin2012-09-26T06:00:28+00:00September 26th, 2012|Medicaid supplemental payments, Pennsylvania Bulletin, Pennsylvania Medicaid laws and regulations, Pennsylvania Medicaid policy|Comments Off

DPW Issues DSH Notice

The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW) has published a notice “announcing its intent to allocate funding for several classes of disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments made to qualifying Medical Assistance (MA) enrolled acute care general hospitals.” These allocations include funding for FY 2013 critical access, OB/NICU, trauma, burn center, academic medical center, and other supplemental DSH payments.
Find the complete Pennsylvania Bulletin notice here .

PA Safety Net Admin2012-09-25T06:00:18+00:00September 25th, 2012|Medicaid supplemental payments, Meetings and notices, Pennsylvania Bulletin, Pennsylvania Medicaid laws and regulations, Pennsylvania Medicaid policy|Comments Off

DPW Issues Medical Assistance Bulletins

The Department of Public Welfare (DPW) has issued a number of new bulletins governing Pennsylvania’s Medical Assistance program.
These new regulations include an amendment to the state’s Medicaid plan for children with disabilities; the process for prior authorization of pituitary suppressive drugs; the process for prior authorization of erythropoiesis stimulating protein; the process for prior authorization of benign prostatic hyperplasia treatments; the process for prior authorization of antibiotics (GI); and the process for the prior authorization of platelet aggregation inhibitors.
In addition, DPW formally announced the expansion of HealthChoices to 13 counties in western Pennsylvania and the termination of ACCESS Plus in those counties effective October 1 and its intention to publish in the near future a new bulletin adding growth factors to the Medical Assistance program’s list of items requiring prior authorization.

PA Safety Net Admin2012-08-27T06:00:55+00:00August 27th, 2012|Meetings and notices, Pennsylvania Bulletin, Pennsylvania Medicaid laws and regulations, Pennsylvania Medicaid policy|Comments Off

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