SPECIAL BULLETIN COVID-19 #235-236 Now Available

The NC Division of Health Benefits (DHB) has recently published new Medicaid Bulletin articles pertaining to COVID-19:

 

SPECIAL BULLETIN COVID-19 #236: Vaccine Incentives and Value-Added Services for NC Medicaid Managed Care Standard Plan Members

To encourage more beneficiaries to get COVID-19 vaccinations, NC Medicaid has worked with our managed care Standard Plans (SPs) to offer incentives to members when they get vaccinated. SPs are offering gift cards or cash incentives to help support this effort. Details

 

SPECIAL BULLETIN COVID-19 #235: New ICD-10 Diagnosis and Procedure Codes Effective April 1, 2022

In response to the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is implementing three new diagnosis codes into the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) for reporting COVID-19 vaccination status, effective April 1, 2022. 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.