Highlights

Key Updates

Education & TrainingMedicaidMarch 31, 2025

School‑Based Health Care Benefit Expansion effective May 1, 2025

Policy Updates Prior AuthorizationCommercialMarch 28, 2025

Streamline your workflow: Submit BH authorizations through Availity Essentials

Administrative Digital SolutionsCommercialMedicare AdvantageMedicaidFebruary 28, 2025

Update: Availity launches enhanced provider enrollment features for improved efficiency


What's New

Recent Updates

Policy Updates Medical Policy & Clinical GuidelinesMedicare AdvantageApril 24, 2025

Medical Policies and Clinical Utilization Management Guidelines Update

Effective May 25, 2025

Education & TrainingMedicaidApril 22, 2025

You are invited: care provider coding education

Products & Programs DentalMedicaidApril 21, 2025

Prevent cavities early: integrate fluoride varnish at well-child visits

Products & Programs PharmacyMedicare AdvantageApril 18, 2025

New specialty pharmacy medical step therapy requirement

Effective June 1, 2025
Hercessi

Products & Programs PharmacyMedicare AdvantageApril 18, 2025

Specialty pharmacy preapproval list update

Effective August 1, 2025
Jubbonti; Wyost

Policy Updates Prior AuthorizationMedicaidApril 11, 2025

Prior authorization requirement changes

Effective June 1, 2025

Policy UpdatesMedicaidApril 3, 2025

Clinical Criteria updates

Effective May 7, 2025

Quality Management Optimizing HEDIS & STARSMedicare AdvantageApril 2, 2025

HEDIS measure: Statin Use in Persons with Diabetes (SUPD) 2025

Policy Updates Medical Policy & Clinical GuidelinesMedicaidApril 1, 2025

Medical Policies and Clinical Utilization Management Guidelines update

Effective May 1, 2025

Policy Updates Prior AuthorizationCommercialApril 1, 2025

Precertification list change notification April 1, 2025

Education & TrainingCommercialMedicare AdvantageMedicaidApril 1, 2025

Register for our next webinar: Enhancing Diabetes Management — Focus on Standardized Metrics

Policy Updates Reimbursement PoliciesCommercialApril 1, 2025

Clarification to reimbursement policy: Incident to Services and Billing Professional

AdministrativeMedicaidApril 1, 2025

After hours for primary care physicians

Quality ManagementMedicare AdvantageMarch 31, 2025

Kidney Health Evaluation for Patients With Diabetes (KED) 2025

Products & Programs PharmacyMedicaidMarch 31, 2025

Quarterly pharmacy formulary change notice

Education & TrainingMedicaidMarch 31, 2025

School‑Based Health Care Benefit Expansion effective May 1, 2025

Policy UpdatesMedicaidMarch 28, 2025

InterQual March 2025 Updates

Policy Updates Prior AuthorizationCommercialMarch 28, 2025

Streamline your workflow: Submit BH authorizations through Availity Essentials

Products & Programs PharmacyCommercialMarch 27, 2025

Specialty pharmacy updates — April 2025

Policy Updates Prior AuthorizationMedicare AdvantageMarch 27, 2025

Outpatient preapproval update from Carelon Medical Benefits Management, Inc.

Policy Updates Prior AuthorizationMedicare AdvantageMarch 26, 2025

Prior authorization requirement changes

Effective July 1, 2025

Policy UpdatesCommercialMarch 25, 2025

InterQual March 2025 updates

Products & Programs PharmacyMedicare AdvantageMarch 19, 2025

Medicare Part B preapproval expands with new drug additions

AdministrativeCommercialMedicare AdvantageMedicaidMarch 19, 2025

Technical difficulties: My Diverse Patients

Behavioral HealthMedicaidMarch 19, 2025

Personalized Recovery Oriented Services program updates

Quality Management Optimizing HEDIS & STARSMedicare AdvantageMarch 14, 2025

Glycemic Status Assessment for Patients with Diabetes (GSD) 2025

Quality Management Optimizing HEDIS & STARSMedicare AdvantageMarch 14, 2025

Controlling High Blood Pressure (CBP) 2025

Policy Updates Medical Policy & Clinical GuidelinesMedicare AdvantageMarch 11, 2025

Medical Policies and Clinical Utilization Management Guidelines update

Effective April 12, 2025

Quality Management Optimizing HEDIS & STARSMedicare AdvantageMarch 11, 2025

Care for Older Adults (COA) 2025

Policy Updates Prior AuthorizationMedicare AdvantageMarch 6, 2025

Prior authorization requirement changes
Effective July 1, 2025

Products & Programs PharmacyMedicare AdvantageMarch 3, 2025

Important change to your patients’ specialty prescriptions

Products & Programs Federal Employee Program (FEP)CommercialMarch 1, 2025

Changes in Postal Service Health Benefits for 2025

AdministrativeCommercialMarch 1, 2025

New coding guidelines: include the anatomic modifier

Policy Updates Prior AuthorizationCommercialMarch 1, 2025

Precertification list change notification March 1, 2025

AdministrativeCommercialMarch 1, 2025

Update: Drug claims edits to focus on FDA‑approved indications

AdministrativeMedicaidMarch 1, 2025

Reminder of operational enhancements to MLTC program

Administrative Digital SolutionsCommercialMedicare AdvantageMedicaidMarch 1, 2025

Reminder: provider data attestation

Education & TrainingCommercialMedicare AdvantageMedicaidFebruary 28, 2025

Resources to support diverse patients and communities

Administrative Digital SolutionsCommercialMedicare AdvantageMedicaidFebruary 28, 2025

Update: Availity launches enhanced provider enrollment features for improved efficiency

Policy UpdatesMedicare AdvantageFebruary 27, 2025

Clinical Criteria updates

Effective March 28, 2025

Policy UpdatesMedicaidFebruary 26, 2025

Clinical Criteria updates

Effective March 28, 2025

Products & Programs PharmacyMedicaidFebruary 25, 2025

Prior authorization updates for medications billed under the medical benefit

Effective April 1, 2025
Orencia and Avsola

Products & Programs PharmacyMedicaidFebruary 24, 2025

Prior authorization updates for medications billed under the medical benefit

Effective April 1, 2025
Tevimbra and Tyenne

Products & Programs PharmacyMedicaidFebruary 24, 2025

Prior authorization updates for medications billed under the medical benefit

Effective April 1, 2025
Esperoct

Quality Management Optimizing HEDIS & STARSMedicare AdvantageFebruary 21, 2025

Advanced Illness and Frailty Exclusions 2025

Education & Training WebinarsCommercialFebruary 21, 2025

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