The Department of Health and Human Services, Iowa Medicaid posted the following:
- INFORMATIONAL LETTER NO. 2605-MC-FFS Spravato® (Esketamine Nasal Spray) Billing & Coding Update
- INFORMATIONAL LETTER NO. 2597-MC-FFS Medical Foods Update
- INFORMATIONAL LETTER NO. 2587-MC-FFS Clinical Trials
- INFORMATIONAL LETTER NO. 2577-MC-FFS Services After Death Date
- INFORMATIONAL LETTER NO. 2594-MC-FFS-D Clarification to Medicaid Enrollment Options for Individual Practitioners
- INFORMATIONAL LETTER NO. 2599-FFS Medicaid Pharmacy Copayments Reinstatement
- INFORMATIONAL LETTER NO. 2596-MC-FFS New Vaccine for Children (VFC) Codes
- INFORMATIONAL LETTER NO. 2595-MC-FFS-D July 2024 Medicaid Pharmacy Program Changes
Also in Iowa, a Presidential Disaster Declaration for individual assistance was approved for four additional Iowa counties affected by extreme rainfall and flooding beginning on June 16, 2024. This declaration allows the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services to offer the Disaster Food Assistance, also known as Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) for Iowans in Buena Vista, Cherokee, O’Brien and Woodbury counties. Disaster Food Assistance uses different qualifying rules than regular SNAP. Those who may not normally qualify for SNAP, based on income, may qualify for Disaster Food Assistance.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.