Review these bulletins to stay up to date on news, policy changes and other issues important to your practice.
For Medical Policies, Medical Benefit Drug Policies, Coverage Determination Guidelines, Utilization Review Guidelines and corresponding update bulletins for UnitedHealthcare Community Plan, visit the Policies and Protocols section.
Visit the Payment Policy Notifications page to view updates.
Current News, Bulletins and Alerts
- 11.01.2018 - Update to Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction Policy
- 11.01.2018 - Coding for Social Determinants of Health
- 10.08.2018 - Validated Screening Tools for Developmental Delays and Autism Spectrum Disorders
- 10.05.2018 - Requirements and Resources for Structured Screening for Developmental Delays and Autism Spectrum Disorder for Medical Assistance Recipients
- 09.04.2018 - Environmental Lead Investigations
- 08.28.2018 - Updates to Pennsylvania’s Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) Program Periodicity Schedule
- 03.08.2018 - Guide to UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Pennsylvania Clinical Programs
- 01.08.2018 - Updates to the 2017 Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) Program Periodicity Schedule
- 12.20.2017 - Care Provider Fraud, Waste and Abuse Education and Corrective Action Plan Information
- 12.20.2017 - Changes to Long-Acting Opioid & Short-Acting Opioid Policies for UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Members - Effective December 27, 2017
- 11.21.2017 - Electronic Provider Enrollment Application for CHIP Providers - Effective Nov. 17, 2017
- 11.15.2017 - Update to Reimbursement Policy for Urgent Care Centers Billing HCPCS Codes S9083 and S9088 – Effective Feb. 1, 2018
- 10.27.2017 - Provider Training: Electronic Provider Enrollment Application User Interface Training for Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Providers
- 10.18.2017 - Revisions to the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) Program Periodicity Schedule
- 09.27.2017 - CHIP Provider Enrollment Information
- 09.21.2017 - 2017 Physician Satisfaction Survey Reminder
- 08.04.2017 - School Vaccination Requirements for Attendance in Pennsylvania Schools
- 07.06.2017 - 2017 Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule
- 06.29.2017 - Specialty Pharmacy Program Changes - Effective June 26, 2017
- 06.28.2017 - Pennsylvania EPSDT Quick Reference Guide
- 06.28.2017 - Medical Assistance Care Provider Reminder: Valid PROMISe License Required
- 05.05.2017 - Provider Screening of Employees and Contractors for Exclusion from Participation in Federal Health Care Programs and the Effect of Exclusion on Participation
- 04.09.2017 - UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Medicare Claims Processing System Is Being Upgraded – Effective May 20, 2017
- 04.07.2017 - Nonphysician Health Care Professionals Billing Evaluation and Management Codes Policy – Acupuncturist Update
- 03.31.2017 - Nonphysician Health Care Professionals Billing Evaluation and Management Codes Policy – Acupuncturist Update
- 03.02.2017 - Retirement of Moderate Sedation and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Supervised Modalities Policies, and Changes to Procedure to Modifier and IMRT Policies - Effective May and June 2017
- 03.02.2017 - Medical Assistance Program Fee Schedule Updates for Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARC) and Certain Family Planning Services
- 03.01.2017 - Reportable Diseases Reminder
- 02.01.2017 - CDC Recommendations for HPV Shots for Younger Adolescents
- 12.21.2016 - New National Drug Code Requirement Policy – Effective May 1, 2017