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• October 20, 2014

  DHH Announces Plan to Stop Billing Sexual Assault Victims for Exams and Tests

  Today, the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) announced a plan to stop billing sexual assault victims for exams and tests. In order to stop billing victims, the plan streamlines the funding source through the Crime Victim's Reparation Board (CVRB). Through legislation, these changes will prevent direct billing of charges to the victim by allowing hospitals to bill the Crime Victim's Reparation Board directly.

• October 17, 2014

  DHH Submits Revised and Executed Hospital Partnership Agreements to CMS

  Earlier this year, DHH submitted to CMS a revised state plan amendment (SPA) in response to an earlier denial by CMS of pending SPAs that governed payments to the public-private partnerships. DHH worked diligently to craft a new reimbursement methodology that addressed concerns raised by the federal agency.

• October 16, 2014

  State Medicaid Paying for New Services for Louisiana Residents Fighting Cancer

  Baton Rouge, La. -- The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) announced it is paying for two new services for Louisiana Medicaid recipients battling cancer to help improve health outcomes. As of July 1, 2014, Louisiana's Medicaid program began reimbursing for a genetic screening called Oncotype DX Breast Cancer Assay for Louisiana women diagnosed with early-stage invasive breast cancer and custom-fit compression garments for individuals who have undergone certain cancer treatments and are now experiencing the swelling symptoms caused by lymphedema.

• October 07, 2014

  DHH to Host Provider Call for Take Charge Plus Oct. 15

  Dr. Rebekah Gee, Louisiana Medicaid Medical Director, will host a teleconference on Wednesday, Oct. 15, to educate providers on DHH’s new family planning Medicaid program – Take Charge Plus.

• September 03, 2014

  State officials, Blue Cross announce payment reforms aimed at improving birth outcomes for Louisiana newborns

  Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) Secretary Kathy H. Kliebert joined officials from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, and other health care leaders today in announcing a payment reform that will help Louisiana newborns have a head start on a healthy life. Effective Sept. 1, 2014, Blue Cross and Louisiana Medicaid will no longer pay for elective, medically unnecessary births of infants before 39 weeks of gestation. The change is expected to reduce the number of early elective deliveries by providers across the state and to reduce the number of costly health complications that lead many infants to have preventable medical challenges.

• August 11, 2014

  Weekly Dental Calls Cancelled

  DHH will no longer host weekly Dental provider Q & A calls on Wednesdays. If dental providers have any questions, please feel free to contact the MCNA provider line at 1-855-701-6262 or email the Medicaid staff at bayouhealth@la.gov.

• July 31, 2014

  DHH Issues Request For Information for Disease Management Services

  The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) is seeking information regarding vendors that are capable of providing full Disease Management services to a targeted high need, high cost population to assist Louisiana in improving outcomes and reducing costs for Medicaid recipients with chronic diseases.

• July 28, 2014

  RFP for Bayou Health Managed Care Organizations (2014)

  The purpose of this Request for Proposals (RFP) is to solicit proposals from qualified Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) to provide healthcare services statewide to Medicaid enrollees participating in the Bayou Health program, utilizing the most cost effective manner and in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein.

• July 25, 2014

  ATTENTION PROVIDERS: Retro Claims

  DHH has identified paid claims associated with administration corrections of member linkages into Bayou Health Plans.

• May 29, 2014

  RFI – Qualified Health Professionals to Conduct Comprehensive Diagnostic Evaluations

  The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals’ Bureau of Health Services Financing is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) for the purpose of seeking information from Qualified Health Care Professionals (QHCP) regarding their willingness and availability to provide Comprehensive Diagnostic Evaluations (CD/DE), to Louisiana Medicaid enrollees under age 21. QHCPs should have sufficient qualification and experience to conduct and document the CDE/DE, and to develop initial recommendations for a multidisciplinary treatment plan, including recommendations relative to clinical indications for Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) and other evidence-based treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorder, related and comorbid disorders.

• May 28, 2014

  DHH Dental Provider Training Schedule

  MCNA hosts statewide in-person training sessions and online webinars to discuss our program and other important information.

• May 06, 2014

  Standard Pharmacy Prior Authorization Form for Prepaid Health Plans Revised