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02/10/25

UnitedHealthcare Revises Outpatient Therapy Telehealth Policy

UnitedHealthcare (UHC) Commercial and UHC Individual Exchange plans have revised their outpatient therapy telehealth policy for this providers who submit claims on a 1500-claim form. To access the revised policy, log into your account and click

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02/10/25

Speech Therapy Services Not Reimbursed by UnitedHealthcare

UnitedHealthcare (UHC) Commercial and UHC Individual Exchanges has published a list of CPT codes that are not reimbursed if billed by a speech-language pathologist. To access this list, log into your account and click

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02/10/25

UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage February 2025 Update

UnitedHealthcare (UHC) Medicare Advantage has revised their Skilled Nursing Facility, Outpatient Rehabilitation, and Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Medical Policy. In this article, I will answer the following questions:

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01/10/25

UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization January 2025 Update

UnitedHeathcare (UHC) Medicare Advantage has updated the prior authorization process for outpatient physical, occupational, and speech therapy services. In this article, I will answer the following questions:

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09/16/24

UnitedHealthcare’s Gold Card Program

In this article, I will answer the following questions regarding UnitedHealthcare’s Gold Card Program:

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09/09/24

UHC Community Plan Revises Outpatient Therapy Policy

UnitedHealthcare (UHC) Community Plan has revised their outpatient therapy policy. Summary of changes include the following: To access the revised policy, click

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08/26/24

UnitedHealthcare Optum Healthcare Solutions to Require Prior Authorization

UnitedHealthcare (UHC) Optum Healthcare Solutions will begin to require prior authorization for follow-up outpatient therapy visits for certain plans. In this article, I will answer the following questions:

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07/01/24

UnitedHealth Updates Outpatient Therapy Policy – Again!

UnitedHealthcare (UHC) has once again updated their outpatient physical, occupational, and speech therapy habilitation and rehabilitation policy. In this article, I will answer the following questions:

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