April 2022 Health Policy Update
ASHA monitors health policy updates in both public and private health plans across the United States. Below are the latest updates that could impact you or those you serve.
- BCBS Kansas – Implantable Bone-Conduction and Bone-Anchored Hearing Aids [PDF]: An update with changes to coding, specifically the removal of 69715, was published.
- California Medicaid [PDF]: An updated hearing aid policy with changes to coverage, criteria, and supplementary information was published.
- AmeriHealth Caritas Florida (Florida Medicaid) [PDF]: An updated speech therapy policy was published with changes to coverage, criteria, plan information, and supporting documentation.
- Nebraska Blue (Nebraska Medicaid): An updated policy on implantable bone conduction and bone anchored hearing aids was published.
- New York Medicaid [PDF]: An updated hearing aid/audiology services policy with changes to criteria, coding, and supplementary information was published.
- UHC Community Plan (Nebraska Medicaid) [PDF]: An updated provider manual was published.
- United Healthcare – Hearing Aids [PDF]: An updated reimbursement and billing document was published with changes to the coding and supplementary information sections.
- United Healthcare – Rehabilitation Services [PDF]: An updated policy (for Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas and Washington) was published with updated criteria for InterQual benefits for speech therapy.
