CommercialDecember 1, 2018

December 2018 Anthem Wisconsin Provider Newsletter

Administrative

AdministrativeCommercialNovember 30, 2018

Coordination of Care

AdministrativeCommercialNovember 30, 2018

Availity to Serve as EDI Entry Point for Electronic Submissions

AdministrativeCommercialNovember 30, 2018

Anthem to Enhance Claim Edits for Outpatient Facility Claims

AdministrativeCommercialNovember 30, 2018

Members Can Shop for Cost-Efficient Health Care Using SmartShopper

AdministrativeCommercialNovember 30, 2018

HEDIS® 2018 Commercial Results Are In

AdministrativeCommercialNovember 30, 2018

Case Management Program

AdministrativeCommercialNovember 30, 2018

ConditionCare Program Benefits Patients and Physicians

AdministrativeCommercialNovember 30, 2018

Important Information about Utilization Management

AdministrativeCommercialNovember 30, 2018

Members’ Rights and Responsibilities

Policy Updates

Medical Policy & Clinical GuidelinesCommercialNovember 30, 2018

Restructure of AIM Advanced Imaging Clinical Appropriateness Guidelines

Medical Policy & Clinical GuidelinesCommercialNovember 30, 2018

Update to AIM Clinical Appropriateness Guidelines

Medical Policy & Clinical GuidelinesCommercialNovember 30, 2018

Updates to AIM Musculoskeletal Surgery Clinical Appropriateness Guidelines

Medical Policy & Clinical GuidelinesCommercialNovember 30, 2018

Interactive Care Reviewer (ICR) New Features

Medical Policy & Clinical GuidelinesCommercialNovember 30, 2018

Clinical practice and preventive health guidelines available on anthem.com

Medical Policy & Clinical GuidelinesCommercialNovember 30, 2018

Medical Polices and Clinical Guidelines Updates - December 2018

Reimbursement PoliciesCommercialNovember 30, 2018

Reimbursement Policy Updates - December 2018

Reimbursement PoliciesCommercialNovember 30, 2018

Reimbursement Policy Update - Scope of License (Professional)

Reimbursement PoliciesCommercialNovember 30, 2018

View reimbursement policies online at anthem.com

Reimbursement PoliciesCommercialNovember 30, 2018

Bundled Services and Supplies (Professional)

Reimbursement PoliciesCommercialNovember 30, 2018

Reimbursement for Convenience Surgical Supply Kits: Professional

Products & Programs

Federal Employee Program (FEP)CommercialNovember 30, 2018

2019 FEP Benefit information available online

Federal Employee Program (FEP)CommercialNovember 30, 2018

Coordination of Benefits for an FEP® member

Federal Employee Program (FEP)CommercialNovember 30, 2018

Benefit change for Infliximab for Federal Employee Program (FEP)

State & Federal

State & FederalMedicare AdvantageNovember 30, 2018

University of Chicago Offers Medicare Advantage Option

State & FederalMedicare AdvantageNovember 30, 2018

New Medicare Advantage provider service phone number beginning January 1, 2019

State & FederalMedicare AdvantageNovember 30, 2018

2019 Medicare Advantage individual benefits and formularies

State & FederalMedicare AdvantageNovember 30, 2018

CMS Medicare Preclusion List effective April 1, 2019

State & FederalMedicare AdvantageNovember 30, 2018

When and how to initiate Medicare Advantage reopenings

State & FederalMedicare AdvantageNovember 30, 2018

Medicare Part B drugs may include Step Therapy beginning January 1, 2019

State & FederalMedicare AdvantageNovember 30, 2018

Keep up with Medicare news

State & FederalBadgerCare Plus and Medicaid SSI ProgramsNovember 30, 2018

Electronic data interchange (EDI) gateway update

State & FederalBadgerCare Plus and Medicaid SSI ProgramsNovember 30, 2018

Transition of Outpatient Rehabilitation Utilization Management Program effective January 1, 2019

State & FederalBadgerCare Plus and Medicaid SSI ProgramsNovember 30, 2018

NCQA: Pharmacy Management Information

State & FederalBadgerCare Plus and Medicaid SSI ProgramsNovember 30, 2018

NCQA: Practitioners’ Rights during Credentialing Process

State & FederalBadgerCare Plus and Medicaid SSI ProgramsNovember 30, 2018

Coding Spotlight: Substance Use Disorders and Smoking

State & FederalMedicare AdvantageNovember 30, 2018

Medical Policies and Clinical Utilization Management Guidelines Update-Wisconsin

State & FederalBadgerCare Plus and Medicaid SSI ProgramsNovember 30, 2018

UPDATE: Prior Authorization Requirements for High-Level, Definitive Drug Testing Delayed

State & FederalBadgerCare Plus and Medicaid SSI ProgramsNovember 30, 2018

Prior authorization requirements for Subcutaneous Implantable Defibrillator system

State & FederalBadgerCare Plus and Medicaid SSI ProgramsNovember 30, 2018

Prior Authorization Requirements for Sublocade

State & FederalBadgerCare Plus and Medicaid SSI ProgramsNovember 30, 2018

Reimbursement Policy Update: Claims Requiring Additional Documentation