Tufts Health Plan is making some updates to our payment policies related to the submission of professional claims for services provided via telehealth, and also reprocessing certain previously denied claims to be reimbursed, in accordance with MassHealth’s MCE Bulletin 95.
Read more for helpful updates and reminders to keep in mind this month. Topics include required data elements for coordination of benefits claims, opioid treatment performance specifications, and reminders regarding stretchers and the standard form for chemotherapy prior authorization.
Effective for dates of service beginning April 1, 2023, Tufts Health Plan is insourcing claims pricing and processing for home infusion services for Tufts Health Plan Commercial, Tufts Medicare Preferred and Tufts Health Plan Senior Care Options.
Tufts Health Plan has updated the notification requirement for acute behavioral health services updated from two to three business days for Tufts Health Plan Massachusetts Commercial products, Tufts Health Together, Tufts Health Unify and Tufts Health SCO.