The Division of Medicaid & Long-Term Care will host a call for all providers on Tuesday, December 22 at 1 p.m. Central to discuss a variety of topics related to Medicaid’s ongoing COVID-19 response. Please visit the above web link for more information.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Joel Kurzman at 847-905-0555.

Effective December 1, 2020, fee-for-service and Managed Medicaid will implement a 90 morphine milligram equivalents (MME) per day limit. This limit will not apply to Medicaid patients who are receiving hospice, palliative care, or treatment for cancer.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Joel Kurzman at 847-905-0555.

Medicaid expansion took effective October 1. To date, 10,288 eligible residents have signed up, but state officials expect enrollment to reach 90,000 within a few years. For more information please visit the above link.

Also in Nebraska. The Department of Health and Human Services held  a public hearing on October 8, 2020, to address amendments to regulations on wholesale drug distributors and delegated dispensing permits.  For more information please visit the above links

For more information, contact NACDS’ Joel Kurzman at 847-905-0555.

The Department of Health and Human Services issued a Medicaid provider bulletin reminding pharmacies that the quantity prescribed field must be completed on claims submitted on and after September 21.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Joel Kurzman at 847-905-0555.

The Department of Health and Human Services has posted a proposed rule to amend regulations under 172 NAC 131 and 134 to update requirements for wholesale drug distributors, including incorporating federal standards for license applications and engaging in wholesale drug distribution. The rule would also update requirements for delegated dispensing permits, including revising staffing requirements. A hearing is scheduled for October 8, 2020, in Lincoln.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Joel Kurzman at 847-905-0555.

With the passage of Initiative 427, the Medicaid expansion program called Heritage Health Adult will become effective October 1, 2020.  More information about Medicaid expansion can be found here

Also in Nebraska, the Nebraska Pharmacists Association (NPA) is looking for member pharmacists to participate in a Pharmacy Benefit Manager workgroup to continue progress on last year’s legislative effort.  Please contact NPA Chief Executive Office Marica Mueting for more information.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Joel Kurzman at 847-905-0555.