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NCAMES Medicaid Update 

September 2, 2011 Brought to you by: NC Association for Medical Equipment Services

UPDATE:  NC Medicaid Incontinence Update

Members from the NCAMES Board were invited and did  attend a specially called
meeting by Medicaid yesterday regarding the incontinence program.  As you know,
NCAMES has been involved in this debate with the state for nearly a year and a half
– offering ways to protect the benefit, protect patient access, protect the provider
network and preserve fair reimbursement rates.  We are still working with the
Department regarding the rates they revealed yesterday which seem fair for the
majority of the fee schedule but there are a few codes that need to be adjusted and
the Department is open to this discussion.   There is a push to begin the new
pricing (including pull up codes) on October 1st.  NCAMES is also working with the
Department regarding this date and some adjustments that can be made to make a quick
implementation more palatable.  

Stay tuned for more information and Medicaid will release the fee schedule once is
is approved and finalized.