State & FederalMedicare AdvantageOctober 31, 2020

AIM rehabilitation prior authorizations suspended for Group Retiree Solutions members until December 31, 2020

Beginning January 1, 2024, Empire became Anthem. This article, published under the former brand, now applies to Anthem.

Rehabilitation services (physical, occupational and speech therapy) for Group Retiree Solutions members for service dates August 10, 2020, to December 31, 2020, do not require prior authorization by AIM Specialty Health®* at this time. Please note that benefit limits, if applicable, still will be applied.

 

Alpha prefixes:

 

·         AAN

·         ABW

·         ACJ

·         AEI

·         AFH

·         ATM

·         ATN

·         BBH

·         BIY

·         CBH

·         DAH

·         IAA

·         IAD

·         MBL

·        MEW

·         MHG

·         VAY

·         VGD

·         WSP

·         WZV

·         XLU

·         XNS

·         YAC

·         YGZ

·         YVK

·         ZVR

·         ZVZ

·         ZDX

·         ZMX

 

* AIM Specialty Health is an independent company providing some utilization review services on behalf of Empire BlueCross BlueShield.

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PUBLICATIONS: November 2020 Empire Provider News