Policy Updates Medical Policy & Clinical GuidelinesBadgerCare Plus and Medicaid SSI ProgramsApril 14, 2025

Updated Clinical Practice Guidelines now available online

Updated Clinical Practice Guidelines are now available on the website. These evidence-based guidelines were reviewed and approved by our quality improvement committee. The guidelines include direct links to the source documents for reference.

Updates in the 2025 version include:

  • Updates to links and dates of most current versions in existing guidelines as needed.
  • Addition of guidelines:

    -  Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: ADHD Diagnosis and Treatment in Children and Adolescents (2024) Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis prepared for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

    -  Borderline Personality: The American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder, Second Edition. (2024)

    -  Hearing Loss: Clinical Practice Guideline: Age-Related Hearing Loss (2024). American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation.

   -  Stroke Prevention: 2024 Guideline for the Primary Prevention of Stroke: A Guideline from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

   -  Mental Health Conditions: Screening and Diagnosis of Mental Health Conditions During Pregnancy and Postpartum (2023). American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

  • Deleted documents:

   -  Nonpharmacologic and Pharmacologic Treatments of Adults in the Acute Phase of Major Depressive Disorder: A Living Clinical Guideline from the American College of Physicians. The CPG matrix contains multiple documents on depression.

No action is needed; this update is informational only. The guidelines below can be downloaded from our provider website at https://providers.anthem.com/wisconsin-provider/home > Resources > Policies, Guidelines & Manuals. For a printed copy, please call Provider Services at 855-558-1443.

Contact your local provider relationship management representative or call Provider Services toll free at 855-558-1443 if you have any questions.

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