March 31, 2023

See highlighted section re: new OMIG Compliance Program Regulations, fyi.

Dear Medicaid Update Recipient,

The Office of Health Insurance Programs of the New York State Department of Health has approved the release of the February 2023 Medicaid Update. Please find the improved, interactive issue as a PDF (Portable Document Format) file available to be downloaded at: https://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/program/update/2023/docs/mu_no5_feb23.pdf. A print-ready version is also available on the Medicaid Update web page.

You may also go straight to an article or topic that pertains to you by selecting from the current issue’s table of contents below.

All Providers

• Billing Guidance for Reporting Newborn Birth Weights (Cover)
• Reminder: Sign Up for eMedNY Training Webinars
• Office of the Medicaid Inspector General Issues Guidance on Compliance Programs, Self-Disclosure and Medicaid Managed Care Fraud, Waste and Abuse Prevention Program Regulations
• NY State of Health Will Keep Enrollment Open to Ensure New Yorkers Keep Their Health Insurance
• 2023 Spousal Impoverishment Income and Resource Levels Increase
  • Information Notice to Couples with an Institutionalized Spouse
  • Request for Assessment – Spousal Impoverishment Form

Pharmacy

• Clarification for Long-Term Care Pharmacies New Patient and Leave of Absence