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09/01/20

UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of New York

UnitedHealthcare has announced a major change in what CPT codes will be reimbursed for outpatient physical and occupational therapy services for their UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of New York as well as the following plans in the state of New York: UnitedHealthcare Community Plan for Families (Medicaid) UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Wellness 4 Me (HARP) UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Essential Plan (EP) Products. This update will affect CPT Codes for physical and occupational therapy and for evaluation management. All other CPT codes for physical and occupational therapy services will be considered non-covered. The effective date of the changes for UHC Community Plan of New York is I

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09/01/20

UHC Oxford Revises Outpatient PT and OT Clinical Policy

UnitedHealthcare Oxford has revised their outpatient physical and occupational therapy clinical policy with an effective date of October 1, 2020. To access the revised policy, click I hope you found this article 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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07/27/20

UnitedHealthcare Updates Telehealth for PT, OT and SLP

UnitedHealthcare has provided updates on outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy services delivered via telehealth. Telehealth for Medicare Advantage Telehealth for Individual and Fully Insured Group Market Virtual Check-Ins and E-Visits for Medicare Advantage Virtual Check-Ins for Individual and Fully Insured Group Market E-Visits for Individual and Fully Insured Group Market In addition to all of the above important information, click and read all about outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy services delivered via telehealth. I hope you found this article informative. Thank you for being a Gold Member!

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06/29/20

UnitedHealthcare Oxford Updates Therapy Policies

UnitedHealthcare Oxford has revised its clinical policy for “Outpatient Physical and Occupational Therapy”. The effective date of this revision is July 1, 2020. This policy applies to all Oxford membership excluding New Jersey Small Plan membership. To access the revised policy, click In addition, UnitedHealthcare Oxford has revised its clinical policy for Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy Including Cognitive/Neuropsychological Rehabilitation for New Jersey Small Group Members with an effective date of July 1, 2020. This policy applies to Oxford NJ Small plan membership. To access the revised policy, click I hope you found this information helpful. Thank you for being

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06/17/20

UnitedHealthcare Extends Telehealth Deadline Once Again

Extending Telehealth DeadlineOn June 16, 2020, UnitedHealthcare (UHC) announced they will extend telehealth coverage through I hope you found this update informative. Thank you for being a Gold Member!

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06/02/20

UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Revises Cognitive Rehabilitation Policy

UnitedHealthcare (UHC) Community Plan has revised their Cognitive Rehabilitation medical policy for the state of Tennessee with an effective date of June 1, 2020. To access the revised policy, click I hope you found this information helpful. Thank you for being a Gold Member!

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06/01/20

UnitedHealthcare Extends Telehealth Coverage Timeframe

UHC has provided updated information on the extension of telehealth services. Click HERE for the latest update from UHC on the extension of providing outpatient therapy services delivered via telehealth. UnitedHealthcare’s expansion of telehealth services to include outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy services was due to expire on June 18, 2020. Due to the continued COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, UnitedHealth (UHC) will now cover outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy delivered via telehealth until I hope you found this information helpful. Thank you for being a Gold Member!

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