Time Is Running Short To Get Medicaid Reform Right
Legislators are still optimistic a Medicaid reform bill will be passed before this extra-long…
DMA Reviewing Medicaid Recredentialing Compliance
From the North Carolina Division of Medical Assistance (DMA) The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…
Medicaid Reform Is Moving Forward At the Legislature
Yesterday, the North Carolina Senate voted 34-10 to approve HB 372, Medicaid Transformation, a…
Medicare and Medicaid Turn 50 Tomorrow
On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed legislation amending the Social Security Act and…
Comparing the Medicaid Reform Bills and Where the NCMS Stands
With the General Assembly back in session after the July 4th break, Medicaid reform will once again…
DMA Details Changes to Payment of Crossover Claims
The North Carolina Division of Medical Assistance (DMA) today sent a letter to providers detailing…
Medicaid Reform Update
Now that both the North Carolina House and Senate have laid out their respective Medicaid reform…
CMS Proposes New Rules for Medicaid MCOs
Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposal that would…
More Codes Open for Billing by PAs and NPs in NCTracks
There is some news in the long-running saga of CPT codes closed to PAs and NPs since the NCTracks…
ICD-10 Help From NCTracks
NCTracks Medicaid claims system staff is gearing up for the transition to ICD-10, and offers this…
NCMS Leads Medicaid Reform Efforts
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) has been leading the charge toward meaningful Medicaid…
3 Percent Medicaid Retroactive Rate Reduction to Begin April 23
The NC Department of Health and Human Services issued a special Bulletin to Medicaid providers last…
CMS Certifies NCTracks Paving Way for Higher Federal Payments to State
NCTracks, the claims payment system implemented by the North Carolina Department of Health and…
State Senate Bill Filing Deadline Brings Flood of Health Care Legislation
Bill filing deadlines always bring a flood of legislation. Yesterday the North Carolina Senate's…
NCMS Works To Repeal 3 Percent Retroactive Medicaid Reimbursement Cut
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Government Affairs staff is working with key legislators…
Medicaid Recredentialing Period Extended
The NC Division of Medical Assistance (DMA) has changed the length of time required before a…
UNC Needs You To Help Assess the NC Medicaid Lock-In Program
The University of North Carolina’s Injury Prevention Research Center (IPRC) is conducting an…
NCMS Reports From the Legislature
NCMS’ Medicaid Reform Guiding Principles Medicaid reform is our top priority this session, and…
NCTracks Ready to Reprocess Claims for Enhanced Payments under the ACA
From NCTracks: The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires the state’s Medicaid program pay at the…