Provider News

Click here for a list of recent updates and changes made by MedStar Family Choice in response to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Provider alerts are frequently sent out to inform providers about changes in coverage, new policies, programs and more. See the alerts listed below. To view the Provider Newsletters, click on the issue you want to view below:

 

• 1st Quarter - 2023

• 4th Quarter - 2022

• 3rd Quarter - 2022

• 2nd Quarter - 2022

• 1st Quarter - 2022 

 

Provider Alert	Date
Maternal Opioid Misuse (MOM) Program Provider Toolkit	June 2, 2023
New Maryland Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Web Hub	June 1, 2023
PHE Ending Provider Update	May 31, 2023
Awareness for Xylazine circulating in Maryland	May 31, 2023
Redetermination Efforts Underway	April 18, 2023
MD Provider Newsletter Q1 2023	March 31, 2023
UM Townhall Authorization Process	March 30, 2023
Utilization Management Townhall 2023	March 27, 2023
Important Information Regarding Redetermination	March 27, 2023
Formulary Announcement for Providers March 2023	March 24, 2023
NPI Billing Alert March 2023	March 23, 2023
NATIONAL DRUG CODE (NDC) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS	March 23, 2023
HPV - Maryland Cancer Collaborative	March 21, 2023
SDOH Webinar Save the Date	March 13, 2023
MFCMD Manual Updates	March 3, 2023
CRITICAL PROVIDER ALERT: PROVIDER PORTAL REGISTRATION PROCESS	January 31, 2023
Formulary Announcement for Providers January 2023	January 23, 2023
RSV and Flu Provider Alert January 2023	January 13, 2023
MD Provider Newsletter 4th Quarter	December 30, 2022
Provider Billing Alert Reminder - Form Locater 24J	December 29, 2022
URGENT PROVIDER ALERT: THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR VENDOR TRANSITION	December 27, 2022
2022 Added Benefits for Pregnant Members	December 16, 2022
COLOGUARD December 2022	December 15, 2022
Provider Billing Alert Reminder - Form Locator 24J	December 10, 2022
Provider Billing Alert - Service Facility Location	December 8, 2022
Avoiding Medication Denials	December 3, 2022
MFC Provider Alert MD & DC Medicaid 2022 – Fraud, Waste and Abuse	December 2, 2022
MFC Vendor Alert MD & DC Medicaid 2022 – Vendor Alert – Fraud, Waste and Abuse	December 2, 2022
Emergency Room Autopay List	December 1, 2022
Summary of changes to the MedStar Family Choice Quick Authorization Guide Effective January 1, 2023	November 30, 2022
Third Party Administrator Transition Townhall Invite	November 21, 2022
CRITICAL PROVIDER ALERT: THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR VENDOR TRANSITION	October 31, 2022
3rd Quarter Provider Newsletter	October 1, 2022
Summary of changes to the MedStar Family Choice Quick Authorization Guide Effective November 1, 2022	September 30, 2022
Provider Billing Alert - NDC Billing Reminder 11-22  Provider Billing Alert CMS 1500 FL 24J EFF 01-01-23  Provider Billing Alert - Change to DME MUE Edits 01-01-23	November 25, 2022
Monkeypox Information	September 16, 2022
DME-DMS-OXYGEN-CPAP-BIPAP-Parenteral Nutrition Orthotics and Prosthetics	September 7, 2022
Important Notice Skilled Nursing Facility Level of Care Disenrollment Process	September 7, 2022
Important Notice for Pharmacy Medication Requests	August 30, 2022
Important Reminder Regarding Laboratory Services	August 25, 2022
MFCMD Provider Manual Updates Effective September 14, 2022	August 15, 2022
Monkeypox Update to MDH’s Medicaid Bureau	July 29, 2022
COLOGUARD July 2022	July 21, 2022
Updates to Pharmacy Request Timing and Forms	June 27, 2022
2nd Quarter Provider Newsletter	June 2, 2022
Updates Related to COVID-19 Therapeutic Drugs and Guidance for COVID-19 Treatments	May 27, 2022
MDH Updates to MPRA and EMS Forms	May 23, 2022
Additional Resources in Response to Infant Formula Shortages	May 20, 2022
2022 Childhood Wellness Visit Incentive Program	May 17, 2022
Provider Education Session 2022	May 16, 2022
Provider Manual	May 3, 2022
Multiple Surgical Reduction - Professional Billing	April 8, 2022
MDH OPS Substance Disorder and Treatment Seminar	April 5, 2022
1st Quarter Provider Newsletter	March 15, 2022
Infant Recall Formula	March 3, 2022
COVID-19 Utilization Management Update - Return to Normal Operations	February 25, 2022
COVID-19 Utilization Management Updates	February 8, 2022
COVID-19 Counseling for Pediatric Patients	January 21, 2022
COVID Updates December 2021	December 28, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccination Incentive	December 22, 2021
4th Quarter Provider Newsletter	December 21, 2021
MedStar Select Term Notice	December 17, 2021
Emergency Room Auto-Pay List for 2022	December 13, 2021
Behavioral Health Treatment Resources	November 3, 2021
Quick Authorization Guide Changes	November 1, 2021
Specialty Drugs	October 25, 2021
Fraud, Waste, and Abuse	October 25, 2021
Baltimore City Health Department Vaccine Distribution	October 25, 2021
Maryland Addiction Consultation Service for MOMs TeleECHO Clinic	October 16, 2021
COVID-19 Resources	September 27, 2021
3rd Quarter Provider Newsletter	August 31, 2021
Diabetes Prevention Program	August 21, 2021
Important Notice regarding High Cost Medications for Maryland Medicaid Members	July 17, 2021
COVID-19 Update - State of Emergency Ending	July 16, 2021
Payer ID for Maryland HealthChoice electronic claims	June 29, 2021
Multiple Surgical Reduction – Professional Billing ;	June 28, 2021
MDH BHA Vaccine Hesitancy and Helping the Helpers	May 26, 2021
2021 Summer Wellness Incentive Program	May 21, 2021
Waystar Clearinghouse Accepting Electronic Claims	April 26, 2021
Quarterly Provider Validations_April_2021	March 30, 2021
Updated Guidance for Testing and Treatment of Lead Exposures	March 10, 2021
How to Become a COVID-19 Vaccine Provider/ ImmuNet	March 9, 2021
Provider Manual Update	January 11, 2021
Quarterly Provider Validations_January_2021	January 6, 2021
Prior Authorization Request Forms	December 5, 2020
Updated Quick Authorization Guide Effective 1/1/2021	November 25, 2020