DOH Issues April 2021 Medicaid Update

The Department of Health (DOH), Office of Health Insurance Programs (OHIP), has issued the April 2021 Medicaid Update. An interactive PDF version of the issue can be accessed here, and a print-ready version is also available on the Medicaid Update webpage.

You may also go straight to an article or topic that pertains to you by selecting from the current issue’s table of contents below.

All Providers

• New York State Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program: Program Close Environmental Scan Survey (Cover)
• The eMedNY Edit/Error Knowledge Base Search Tool
• Help Stop the Spread of COVID-19 by Sharing the COVID Alert NY App
• Reminder: Sign Up for eMedNY Training Webinars
• The eMedNY "What's New" Website Resource Tab
• Medicaid Consumer Fact Sheets Now Available
• NY State of Health: Significant New Tax Credits Available Now to Lower the Cost of Health Coverage

Policy and Billing

• Medicaid Expands Coverage for Asthma Self-Management Training
• Medicaid Expands Coverage for Diabetes Self-Management Training
• Medicaid Expands Coverage for Smoking Cessation Counseling
• Clinic Billing for Additional Dental Prophylaxis for Medicaid Members
• Change to Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech Therapy Visit Limit
• New York State Medicaid Coverage of Real-Time Continuous Glucose Monitors