New SPECIAL BULLETIN COVID-19 #182-#183 Now Available

SPECIAL BULLETIN COVID-19 #182: Temporary Availability of the Hospital at Home Program

Effective Sept. 1, 2021, the Acute Hospital Care at Home (HAH) program will be available to North Carolina hospitals that have been granted a waiver from CMS and service NC Medicaid beneficiaries. NC Medicaid is planning to implement this program to be effective Sept. 1 through Dec. 31, 2021, unless this flexibility is terminated prior to Dec. 31, 2021. More Information

SPECIAL BULLETIN COVID-19 #183: M0201 COVID-19 Vaccine Home Administration

Effective June 8, 2021, Medicaid will pay an extra $35, in addition to the standard administration payment (approximately $40 per COVID-19 vaccine dose), for a total payment of approximately $75 for a vaccine dose administered in a patient's home. More Information

Providers are encouraged to review this information. All bulletin articles, including those related to COVID-19, are available on DHB's Medicaid Bulletin webpage.