Gov. Jay Inslee (D) announced that the Washington State Health Care Authority, Apple Health (Medicaid) established provisions to make proactive vaccine counseling visits to their patients a reimbursable service to the provider effective June 28, 2021. To take advantage of this new billable service, go to – Apple Health COVID-19 vaccine billing policy
Also in Washington, due to the timing of the State Fiscal Year End and the Independence Day holiday, provider payments for the week of June 28, 2021, will be made on July 7, 2021. Claim submission deadlines were updated to ensure that providers can receive payment and RA documents on July 7, 2021. The deadline for claim submissions to ProviderOne to receive payment on July 7, 2021, will be 4 p.m. on July 1, 2021. The deadline for pharmacy claim submissions to the Point of Sale (POS) to receive payment on July 7, 2021, will be 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. Report any issues to: mmishelp@hca.wa.gov
For more information, contact NACDS’ Mary Staples at 817-442-1155.