Posted on October 18, 2016
Please read the following update related to various Health New England programs and changes that may have an impact on your patients and/or your practice. Health New England will not pay for FluMist (LAIV4) for the 2016-2017 flu season (CPT code 90672), per CDC and MDPH recommendations: You may have seen the notice from the […]
Posted on October 18, 2016
Please read the following update related to various Health New England programs and changes that may have an impact on your patients and/or your practice. Pneumococcal vaccine recommendations for aging adults: It’s recommended that adults ages 65 and older get both the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) and pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13). Timing of the vaccines: […]
Posted on October 18, 2016
Please read the following update related to various Health New England programs and changes that may have an impact on your patients and/or your practice. Health New England’s 2017 formularies are now available on healthnewengland.org: The online formularies are updated throughout the year as changes are made. We have three formularies, one for each line […]
Posted on October 18, 2016
Please read the following update related to various Health New England programs and changes that may have an impact on your patients and/or your practice. Magellan additional/new codes requiring authorization: Effective January 1, 2017, the drugs listed below will require authorization through Magellan RX Management. Please remember, all urgent requests for authorization can be requested […]
Posted on October 18, 2016
Please read the following update related to various Health New England programs and changes that may have an impact on your patients and/or your practice. Correction to Anesthesia Payment Policy specific to the AD modifier: On an annual basis, Health New England conducts various auditing and monitoring activities to fulfill our responsibility to our provider […]
Posted on October 18, 2016
Please read the following update related to various Health New England programs and changes that may have an impact on your patients and/or your practice. Standard authorization forms issued for imaging services and prescription drug prior authorization: On August 9, 2016, the Division of Insurance released guidance requiring that health plans accept and providers use […]