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Indiana

Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) administration that the state has $6.1 billion in reserve following the closeout of its fiscal year, having collected $353 million more in revenue than the current budget needs. Because of the new law passed during the special session, the first one billion dollars in excess goes to paying down debt in the teacher pension fund. The remaining surplus will be disbursed to taxpayers as part of the Governor’s inflation relief plan.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Mary Staples at 817-442-1155.

Michael Silber2022-10-04T13:11:53-04:00September 30, 2022|Indiana|

Louisiana

The Board of Pharmacy Regulation Revisions Committee will be meeting on October 11 at their office in Baton Rouge to discuss these regulatory proposals.

Also in Louisiana, the Department of Insurance Office of the Commissioner promulgated Regulation 122 defining the roles and responsibilities solely within the purview of pharmacy benefit managers and pharmacy services administrative organizations.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Mary Staples at 817-442-1155.

Michael Silber2022-09-30T12:42:22-04:00September 30, 2022|Louisiana|

Maine

The agenda has been posted for the October 6th Board of Pharmacy meeting.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Mary Staples at 817-442-1155.

Michael Silber2022-09-30T12:41:48-04:00September 30, 2022|Maine|

Mississippi

New Medicaid Paper Claims Billing Manual available online. In preparation for the Mississippi Division of Medicaid’s (DOM) transition to a new Fiscal Agent effective Oct. 3, a newly developed Paper Claims Billing Manual, produced by Gainwell Technologies, is available on the is available on the DOM website.

The Paper Claims Billing Manual is designed to offer guidance and assistance to providers submitting claims for reimbursement to DOM, including detailed information specific to the submission of paper claims.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Leigh Knotts at 803-243-7207.

Michael Silber2022-09-30T12:41:13-04:00September 30, 2022|Mississippi|

Missouri

The Board of Pharmacy next Lunch with the Chief Inspector online seminar is taking reservations for the October 13th compliance update.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Mary Staples at 817-442-1155.

Michael Silber2022-09-30T12:40:09-04:00September 30, 2022|Missouri|

Nebraska

The Department of Health and Human Services announced the selection of three health plans to provide health care services in Heritage Health, the state’s Medicaid managed care program. Molina Healthcare of Nebraska, Nebraska Total Care and UnitedHealth Care of the Midlands were selected; contracts will be effective January 1, 2024.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.

Michael Silber2022-09-30T12:39:27-04:00September 30, 2022|Nebraska|

Nevada

The state joined Washington and Oregon in offering the ArrayRx card, a state-backed discount card program.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Mary Staples at 817-442-1155.

Michael Silber2022-09-30T12:38:54-04:00September 30, 2022|Nevada|

New Mexico

The Immunization Coalition and Department of Health Immunization Program have put together a brief survey to gauge how provider offices handle vaccines for their adult patients.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Mary Staples at 817-442-1155.

Michael Silber2022-09-30T12:38:15-04:00September 30, 2022|New Mexico|

New York

As referenced in the 1% Across the Board (ATB) Medicaid Rate Increase, the New York State Department of Health revised the Medicaid Fee-for-Service (FFS) pharmacy professional dispensing fee to comply with this change. Effective September 22, 2022, the professional dispensing fee will change from $10.08 to $10.18 for covered outpatient drugs, when applicable. This was based on the enacted budget and was effectuated by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) state plan approval. This does include retroactive adjustments to the dispensing fee back to April 1, 2022. Those adjustments will be processed at a future date, details will be forthcoming.

For more information, please contact NACDS’ Ben Pearlman at 617-515-2603.

Michael Silber2022-09-30T12:37:36-04:00September 30, 2022|New York|

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