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DPW Announces Revisions of Medicaid Fee Schedule

The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW) has published a notice of its intention to implement changes in the Medicaid fee schedule and to update selected prior authorization requirements.
Those notices are published here, in the June 22 edition of the Pennsylvania Bulletin, and the changes took effect on June 24.
DPW also published a Medical Assistance Bulletin on the procedure code updates and a table showing the updates. Find the bulletin here and the table here.

PA Safety Net Admin2013-06-26T06:00:45+00:00June 26th, 2013|Medical Assistance Bulletin, Pennsylvania Medicaid laws and regulations, Pennsylvania Medicaid policy|Comments Off

Path to FY 2013 EHR Payments Set

The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare has published Medical Assistance Bulletins that explain to providers how to pursue their Medicaid electronic health record (EHR) incentive payments for FY 2013.
The bulletin for eligible hospitals can be found here and the bulletin for eligible physicians and other providers can be found here .

PA Safety Net Admin2013-02-11T06:00:17+00:00February 11th, 2013|Medical Assistance Bulletin, Pennsylvania Medicaid laws and regulations, Pennsylvania Medicaid policy|Comments Off

DPW Announces Fee Schedule Changes

The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare has issued a Medical Assistance Bulletin detailing changes in the fee-for-service fee schedule. The changes take effect immediately.

Read the bulletin with the changes here .

PA Safety Net Admin2012-12-19T06:00:54+00:00December 19th, 2012|Medical Assistance Bulletin, Meetings and notices, Pennsylvania Medicaid laws and regulations, Pennsylvania Medicaid policy|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 Issues Bulletin on Peritoneal Dialysis

The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW) has issued a new Medical Assistance Bulletin titled “Information Regarding Peritoneal Dialysis Treatment.” The stated purpose of the bulletin is “to provide information to providers regarding the use of peritoneal dialysis (PD) in treating beneficiaries with kidney failure, the potential benefits of PD over hemodialysis, and the screening of beneficiaries for PD suitability.”
The new bulletin is available here .

PA Safety Net Admin2012-09-20T06:00:28+00:00September 20th, 2012|Meetings and notices, Pennsylvania Medicaid laws and regulations|Comments Off

Changes in Fee-for-Service Fee Schedule

The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare has released changes in the state’s Medical Assistance fee-for-service fee schedule.
The changes, which took effect September 1, can be found in this Medical Assistance Bulletin notice .

PA Safety Net Admin2012-09-07T09:52:33+00:00September 7th, 2012|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

DPW Updates Dependence Treatment Procedures

The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW) has issued a new Medical Assistance Bulletin updating its procedures for seeking prior authorization for opiate dependence treatment.
The new bulletin, which can be found here, applies to all licensed pharmacies and prescribers enrolled in the state’s Medical Assistance program that provide services through the Medical Assistance fee-for-service program.
An update of the Medical Assistance handbook for prior authorization of these services can be found here .
The new policy takes effect on September 10.

PA Safety Net Admin2012-08-10T06:00:06+00:00August 10th, 2012|Meetings and notices, Pennsylvania Medicaid laws and regulations, Pennsylvania Medicaid policy, Uncategorized|Comments Off

DPW Updates Pharmacy List

The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare has issued a new Medical Assistance Bulletin updating the state’s preferred drug list. This bulletin applies to all licensed pharmacies and prescribers enrolled in the state’s Medical Assistance program that provide services in the fee-for-service delivery system. The new bulletin can be found here.
Another document, an update of the Medical Assistance prior authorization handbook for pharmaceutical services, can be found here .
The new policies take effect August 13.

PA Safety Net Admin2012-08-08T06:00:33+00:00August 8th, 2012|Pennsylvania Medicaid laws and regulations, Pennsylvania Medicaid policy|Comments Off

DPW Publishes Bulletin Addressing Preventable Conditions

The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW) has posted a new Medical Assistance Bulletin presenting the state Medicaid program’s policies governing the reporting of “provider preventable conditions” effective July 1, 2012. The policy applies to providers that serve Medical Assistance recipients enrolled in the fee-for-service and ACCESS Plus programs.
Find the Bulletin here .

PA Safety Net Admin2012-06-20T06:00:09+00:00June 20th, 2012|Meetings and notices, Pennsylvania Medicaid laws and regulations, Pennsylvania Medicaid policy|Comments Off

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