Plans, benefits & coverage news
- 11/16/2020: Update to salpingectomy coverage
- 2021 Commercial and Medicare product changes
- 09/03/2020 MDHHS announces $25M PPE grant program
- 09/02/2020 Medicaid blood lead testing requirement
- 07/31/2020: New mental wellness tool, myStrength, available to all members
- 06/29/2020 Acupuncture now covered for Medicare members with chronic low back pain
- 06/15/2020 Michigan auto insurance reform law
- 05/18/2020 Outreach to Medicaid members due for immunizations
- 03/09/2020 HMP work requirements canceled, effective immediately
- 02/12/2020: Preventive guidelines update: HPV vaccine covered for individuals ages 9-45
- 02/03/2020: Refer your eligible Medicaid patients to MIHP
- 12/04/2019: Preventive guidelines update effective Feb. 1, 2020
- 11/01/2019: New Medicare Advantage routine vision benefit effective Jan. 1, 2020
- 10/21/2019 Changes to Medicare Advantage routine hearing benefits and network
- 10/1/2019: New Healthy Michigan Plan requirements coming Jan. 1, 2020
- 03/20/2019: Medicaid dental benefits overview
- 03/14/2019: New vitamin D testing policy
- 11/15/2018: Medicare NCD/LCD for erythropoiesis-stimulating agents
- 11/08/2018: Colon cancer screening pilot with FIT kits
- 11/05/2018: 2019 commercial plan provider fee schedule changes are online
- 10/19/2018: Priority Health product changes coming Jan. 1
- 10/18/2018: New Medicare benefit for ambulance stabilization services
- 09/12/2018: Medicare prescriber taxonomy requirement effective Sept. 11
- 09/06/2018: Healthy Michigan Plan member HRA incentive removed
- 09/06/2018: Peer-to-peer reconsideration requests for Medicare members
- 08/01/2018: Influenza vaccine changes effective August 1
- 06/28/2018: Obesity surgery policy changes
- 06/22/2018: Help Medicare patients avoid scams/identity theft
- 06/01/2018: Newborn coverage policy change
- 05/18/2018: Medicaid dental benefits overview & update
- 05/17/2018: Outreach to Medicare members re gaps in care
- 05/16/2018: Refer your Medicaid patients to MIHP
- 04/26/2018: Medicaid blood lead testing for children
- 04/13/2018: Nutrition ed for Medicare members
- 04/05/2018: New Healthy Michigan Plan HRA form and process
- 02/28/2018: Second Medicare pneumococcal vaccine
- 02/28/2018: New shingles vaccine covered March 1
- 02/20/2018: Recommend our online Wellbeing Hub to patients
- 02/09/2018: New Medicare cards, ID numbers
- 12/22/2017: Medicaid coverage for Hepatitis A services
- 12/20/2017: Medicaid outpatient behavioral health therapy process for over 30 visits
- 11/16/2017: New Southeast Michigan narrow network plans offered
- 11/08/2017: MyPriority network changes effective Jan. 1
- 10/31/2017: Request Medicare PSODs for potentially non-covered services
- 10/26/2017: Medicare diabetes test strips benefit changes Jan. 1
- 10/18/2017: Priority Health Connect program for Healthy Michigan Plan members
- 10/02/2017: Medicaid BH therapy visit cap removed 10/01/2017
- 09/25/2017: General health lab panel 80050 no longer covered for Medicare
- 09/15/2017: Fraud waste and abuse - DME schemes
- 07/19/2017: Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice form reminder
- 06/27/2017: Bill Medicaid substance use disorder claims to MDHHS
- 06/27/2017: Effective July 1, newborns must be enrolled to be covered
- 02/02/2017: Reminder: Non-participating labs are not covered for HMO plans