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09/23/24

Humana Indiana Medicaid September 2024 Update

Humana Medicaid has implemented a new claim processing edit for therapy services for the state of Indiana. In this article, I will answer the following questions

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08/30/24

Humana Resources

In this article, I will provide a variety of resources for providers who are and are not contracted with Humana for outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy services.

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02/26/24

TRICARE Changes are Coming

In this article, I will answer the following questions regarding TRICARE and upcoming changes:

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01/03/22

Cohere to Manage Preauthorization for Humana in 2022

Beginning on January 1, 2022, Cohere will manage prior authorizations for outpatient therapy services for most Humana Commercial and Humana Medicare Advantage plans.

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02/22/21

NCCI Edit Changes for Aetna, Cigna and Humana

Aetna, Cigna and Humana have all announced changes to their respective policies related to the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) procedure-to-procedure (PTP) edits and the payment of a CPT code(s) that has had modifier 59 appended to it on the claim form. These positive changes would not have occurred without the advocacy of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Aetna Aetna has informed Cigna According to Humana Humana has informed I hope you found this article and information helpful. Thank you for being a Gold Member!

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02/09/21

Humana Releases Revised Telehealth Policy

Humana has released a revised telehealth policy for their commercial plans due to the COVID-19 public health emergency. In addition, Humana Medicare Advantage plans are applying the same coverage-related waivers to Original Medicare telehealth services that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced in response to the COVID-19 PHE. To read this detailed revised telehealth policy, log into your Gold Member account and click I hope you found this article and Humana’s telehealth policy to be informative and helpful. Thank you for being a Gold Member!

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07/27/20

July 2020 Telehealth Updates

With the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services extending the Public Health Emergency (PHE) due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many private practices as well as facilities and organizations want to know what does this mean for the extension of providing outpatient therapy services via telehealth. In this article, I will provide updates on outpatient therapy services delivered via telehealth for the traditional Medicare Part B program and some of the larger national insurance carriers. Medicare (Traditional) Aetna Anthem BCBS of Colorado Anthem BCBS of Connecticut Anthem BCBS of Georgia Anthem BCBS of Indiana Anthem BCBS of Kentucky

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05/26/20

Humana Expands Telehealth to Include Therapy Services

This article was updated on May 28, 2020 Humana will now cover telehealth services for outpatient therapy services provided by physical therapists, physical therapists assistants, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants and speech-language pathologists. Humana states they will always follow the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) telehealth or state-specific requirements that apply to telehealth coverage for our insurance products. Since CMS now covers telehealth when provided by physical therapists, physical therapists assistants, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants and speech-language pathologists in all outpatient therapy settings (both private practice and institutional settings), at minimum, Humana will now cover the same.

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