2024
- Medicare Prescription Payment Program
- Sleep Study Authorization Changes
- Medicare Benefit Updates for 2024
- Annual Special Needs Plan Model of Care (MOC) Training
- New Prior Authorization Codes effective July 1, 2024 (PDF)
- Billing Professional HCFA1500 Ambulance Paper Claims to Wellcare
- Change Healthcare Cybersecurity Incident and its Impact to Wellcare
2023
- MSK Management Program Provider Education Webinars (PDF)
- Medicare MSK Announcement
- Medicare Step Therapy Part B Drug List - Effective January 1, 2024
- National Epic Payer Platform Announcement
- Find-a-Provider Directory Communications: Phase 1
- Important Pharmacy Claims Processing Change, Effective January 1, 2024
- Medicare Prior Authorization Changes Effective October 1, 2023
- Annual Special Needs Plan Model of Care (MOC) Training
- Reminder: Home Health Notice of Admission (NOA) Change
- COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) Expiration - Effective May 11, 2023
- Medicare Prior Authorization Change Summary - Effective July 1, 2023
- Appendix A - Medicare Part B Drug List - Effective July 1, 2023
- Reminder of CMS Lab Ordering Guidelines
- D-SNP Patients Must Verify Medicaid Eligibility Annually
- Guidance on Effective Date for Legacy Wellcare Medicare ID Cards
- Wellcare 2023 $0 Immunizations Part D Vaccines - (PDF)
- Special Needs Plan Model of Care Self-Study Program
2023
- Medicare Part B Drugs List: Effective January 1, 2023 (Appendix A)
- Medicare Prior Authorization Change Summary: Effective January 1, 2023
- CMS Lab Ordering Guidelines Reminder
- Sneak Preview of 2023 Improvements
- Medicare Provider CMS NPPES Program Update
- Peer-to-Peer Review Request Requirement Changes Effective November 1, 2022
- CareCentrix Home Health Provider Notification
- InterQual Criteria Rollout: Effective August 1, 2022
- Prior Authorization Change Summary: Effective July 1, 2022
- CPP 171: E&M Services Billed with Treatment Room Revenue Codes
- Medicare Billing Tips for Transplant Service Claims
- Prior Authorization Requirement Updates: Effective March 1, 2022
2021 & Earlier
- Medicare Billing Updates Effective January 1, 2022
- 2022 Formulary Change Notification
- Wellcare’s Provider Portal – Providers love our Live Chat!
- New Ophthalmology Medical Necessity Payment Policies
- National Imaging Associates (NIA) Implementation Announcement
- Wellcare’s Provider Portal – Now with Improved Live Chat
- Point of Care Formulary Information Tools
- CPP 161: Polymerase Chain Reaction Respiratory Viral Panel Testing
- New Somatus Care Management Program for patients with CKD/ESRD
- Claims and Payment Policy: Review of NOS, NEC, & Unlisted Codes
- Provider IVR Claims Menu Redesign
- New Portal Features: iCarePath Claim Appeals and Disputes
- New Prepay Edits: Institutional Ambulance Claims
- Pre-payment Clinical Validations Edit Policy
- CPP 151: Frequency of Comprehensive Ophthalmological Exams
- $0 Member Liability extended for select services until end of 2020
- CPP 145: Incorrect Billing for Severe Malnutrition Policy
- Opioid Program MAT Certification
- CPP 133: 340B Drug Payment Reduction Policy
- Prior Authorization Updates: Wound Care & Skin Substitutes
- New Medicare ID cards for 2020
- Reducing Low Value Care Screenings Claims Edit Guidelines Policy
- Revised ED Outpatient Facility EM Coding Policies
- Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) Reimbursement Policy
- DSNP Coinsurance Place of Service Code 22 Update
- ED High Acuity Radiology Utilization Reimbursement Policy
- Medicare Milliman Clinical Guidelines (MCG) Rollout
- New Urine Drug Testing Guidelines
- Prior Authorization Requirements
- Medicare Star Ratings Call to Action
- Annual Wellness visit and Annual Physical Coding Refresher
- Readmission Policy Update
- New Modifier Claims Edit Guideline (CEG)
- Prior Authorization Requirements
- Important Update to the Post-Acute Care CCG
- Dual SNP Cost-Sharing Update
- HealthHelp
- New Medicare Cards
- Exciting Authorization Rule Enhancements
- Your Partner in Quality Care
- Notice of Wellcare/DaVita Contract Termination Recension
- (ACE) Program Discontinuation
- Pharmacy Benefit Manager Effective January 1, 2016
- ICD-10 Transition Effective October 1, 2015
- Coding Reminder
- Inpatient Readmissions Policy
