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		<title>AMPlus Closes It&#8217;s Doors</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:46:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maureen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW!! &#8211; Association Management Plus, LLC., will be closing it&#8217;s doors on July 31, 2011. Association Management Plus, LLC., will be closing it&#8217;s doors July 31, 2011. Ms. Williams and Ms. Hoffmeyer have made the decision to close the business and pursue other opportunities. Ms. Hoffmeyer has accepted a position with Correct Coding Solutions, LLC., [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Family Planning Codes add to Package B List</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 14:57:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maureen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Effective immediately, the list of covered diagnosis codes for Package B (pregnancy-only) members has been updated to include the V25 series of ICD-9 codes describing family planning services. Family planning services are covered for Package B members. Effective with this update, providers are no longer required to utilize a pregnancy or pregnancy-related diagnosis code on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2011 General Assembly Bill Tracking</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:56:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maureen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Indiana Medicaid News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following pdf file is a listing of Medicaid bills we are tracking. A weekly status update of these bills is provided in the Excel spreadsheets. For more information about the 2011 Indiana General Assembly or these bills visit http://www.in.gov and click on &#8220;Legislative&#8221; in the lower right portion of the screen. 2011 Medicaid Bill [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vaccine Administration Codes 90640-90641 &#8211; Clarification</title>
		<link>http://www.amplus.us/2011/01/vaccine-administration-codes-90640-90641-clarification/</link>
		<comments>http://www.amplus.us/2011/01/vaccine-administration-codes-90640-90641-clarification/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maureen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The purpose of this article is to clarify the correct reporting of vaccine services for Indiana Medicaid members. The January 2011, Volume 3, Issue 1.1, of the VacZine newsletter issued by the Indiana State Department of Health contained an article regarding the new vaccine administration codes created by CPT for 2011. The article encouraged providers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicaid Managed Care Contracts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:58:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maureen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Indiana Medicaid News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Indiana Medicaid Program is undergoing a number of changes both now and in the coming months. One of the most significant is related to the reprocurement/recontracting between the State and the Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCOs), now referred to as Medicaid Managed Care Entities (MCEs), for the Hoosier Healthwise Risk Based Managed Care and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicaid Implementation of National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) Edits</title>
		<link>http://www.amplus.us/2010/11/medicaid-implementation-of-national-correct-coding-initiative-ncci-edits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maureen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Indiana Medicaid News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Association Management Plus, LLC (AMPlus) recently met with Anthony Pelezo, M.D., Medicaid Medical Director, and discussed the upcoming implementation of the NCCI for Medicaid claims. Additionally, AMPlus participated in the NCCI virtual seminar conducted by HP on October 8, 2010. Some important information and clarifications regarding the implementation were obtained and are listed below. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clarification Of Traditional Medicaid &amp; Care Select Claim Submission Addresses</title>
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		<comments>http://www.amplus.us/2010/09/clarification-of-traditional-medicaid-care-select-claim-submission-addresses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maureen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Indiana Medicaid News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many claim denials are the result of sending claims to the wrong address or not including the required information on/with the claim. The following table provides a description of the various claim types, required attachments, special notes/considerations, and the correct Medicaid address. Description/Claim Type Attachments Required Special Notes Claim Address Original Medicare Part B Primary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Suggestions To Eliminate/Correct Top Medicaid Denials</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maureen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Indiana Medicaid News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Each of the Medicaid plans have reported very similar top denial reasons for professional claims (CMS-1500). The following list contains the most frequently encountered denials with the method of correction. Due to variances in the specific frequency for each payer, these items are not necessarily in highest volume order.  Patient covered by primary insurer &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Does The Eligibility System Not Always Display The MDwise Network?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.amplus.us/2010/09/why-does-the-eligibility-system-not-always-display-the-mdwise-network/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maureen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Indiana Medicaid News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[MDwise participates in 3 Medicaid Programs; MDwise Care Select, Hoosier Healthwise, and HIP. Not all of these MDwise Programs have network affiliations. Many assume when they see &#8220;MDwise&#8221; on eligibility that the member has a specific network affiliation. Not true&#8230;  The &#8220;Managed Care&#8221; section of the Web interChange will convey the type of managed care, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get Your Claims Paid &#8211; The First Time!</title>
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		<comments>http://www.amplus.us/2010/09/get-your-claims-paid-the-first-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maureen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Indiana Medicaid News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s face it, Medicaid reimbursement has not kept pace with the cost of doing business. It is extremely unlikely that the rates will be increased anytime soon. Implementing a few simple procedures can save you time and money and allow your Medicaid reimbursement to go further. Medicaid reimbursement does not cover your cost to touch [...]]]></description>
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