UPDATES ARCHIVE

2022
12/22/2022	Claims Processing Update – Third Party Liability - December 22, 2022
12/20/2022	Optum Pay Holiday Payment Schedule: Observed Christmas Day 12/20/2022
12/17/2022	Optum Pay Pre-Release Announcement 12/17/2022
12/12/2022	Claims Processing Update – Third Party Liability - Update
12/07/2022	Claims Processing Update – Third Party Liability
12/01/2022	Third Party Liability Avoidance – Calendar Year 2023
11/23/2022	Optum Pay Alert Communication – Thanksgiving Holiday
11/18/2022	Optum Pay Pre-Release Announcement: 11/19/2022 Release
11/17/2022	Provider Self-Audits Due December 31, 2022
11/16/2022	Claims Denying When Submitted with No EOB – Effective November 14, 2022
10/24/2022	Medicaid Community Behavioral Health and Mental Health Physician Clinic Rate Setting Methodology - 10.2022
10/20/2022	Provider Alert Information Update - October 20, 2022
10/13/2022	Public Health Emergency Extended – October 13, 2022
10/10/2022	October 2022 Alaska Medicaid Newsletter
10/10/2022	Optum Pay Alert: Holiday Payment Schedule Columbus Day – October 10, 2022
10/5/2022	Contacting Optum
10/5/2022	No COB – TPL Policies
9/26/2022	TPL Claim Coordination of Benefits – Tribal
9/26/2022	TPL Claim Coordination of Benefits – Non-Tribal
9/23/2022	Optum Pay Pre-Release Announcement: 09/24/2022 Release
8/31/2022	Optum Pay Alert: Holiday Payment Schedule Labor Day 09/05/2022
8/22/2022	Notice of Filed Regulations – RPTC
8/17/2022	Optum Pay Update – A phone number will soon be required for Optum Pay
8/4/2022	Medicaid Recipients Information Update 08.2022
8/4/2022	Substance Abuse Treatment Travel Policy 08.2022
8/4/2022	Proposed Regulations: Medicaid Behavioral Health Psychotherapy Limits 08.2022
8/2/2022	Tribal Encounter Rate CY 22 - UPDATE 08.2022
7/15/2022	Public Health Emergency Extended - July 2022
7/13/2022	988: the three-digit dialing code for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
7/7/2022	Service Authorization Submissions
7/5/2022	The third issue of the Alaska Medicaid Newsletter is now available 07/05/2022 (Click here for the July 2022 Newsletter)
6/28/2022	Optum Pay Alert: Optum Pay Holiday Payment Schedule Independence Day 07/04/2022
6/16/2022	Optum Pay Alert: Optum Pay Holiday Payment Schedule Juneteenth (06/19/2022) Observed on 06/20/2022
6/10/2022	Optum Pay Pre-Release Announcement: June 11, 2022, Release
6/6/2022	Claims Rejection When Submitted with No EOB – Effective July 1, 2022
6/1/2022	Optum Pay Alert: EPRA and Payer PRA Document Availability - May 25, 2022 - UPDATE
5/25/2022	Optum Pay Alert: EPRA and Payer PRA Document Availability - May 25, 2022
5/16/2022	Retroactive Service Authorization - May 16, 2022
4/28/2022	NPI Alignment Project for Optum Claims PAID Prior to April 22, 2022
4/26/2022	Amended Guidance for Telehealth Services Using Modifier FQ - SFY 2022
4/25/2022	Claims Submitted with a Missing or Invalid NPI Number - Effective April 14, 2022
4/25/2022	Tribal Encounter Rate CY 2022 - April 25,2022
4/20/2022	Provider Self-Audits Due December 31, 2022
4./18/2022	Growing Access for Alaska - May 4th & 5th, 2022
4/14/2022	Change to Optum Recovery of an Overpayment Process
4/14/2022	Guidance Document for 1115 Contraindicated Services
4/13/2022	Extension of the Public Health Emergency
4/13/2022	Guidance Document for Telehealth Services Using Modifier FQ
4/8/2022	Alaska Medicaid Newsletter Announcement April 2022 (Click here for April 2022 Newsletter)
3/24/2022	Optum Alaska Behavioral Health Collaborative Conference Save The Date
3/1/2022	Optum Alaska – New Location
3/1/2022	Reporting of Telehealth Services – Effective April 1, 2022
2/9/2022	Primary Modifier Guidance for Alaska Medicaid 1115 Waiver Services
2/7/2022	Division of Finance System Upgrade and Outage
01/07/2022	Alaska Medicaid Newsletter Announcement January 2022
2021
12/30/2021	Provider Enrollment Changes in Information as of 12.30.2021
12/30/2021	Section 1115 Waiver Substance Use Disorder Update as of 12.30.2021
12/30/2021	Guidance Document for 1115 Substance Use Disorder Level 3.1 as of 12.30.2021
12/16/2021	Changes in EFT Payment Schedule as of 2.10.22
12/7/2021	Remittance Advice code and Denial Reason List as of 12.6.21
12/2/2021	Review Your Online Remittance Advice Access and Download Options by January 30, 2022
10/5/2021	Review Your Optum Pay Access Options
9/30/2021	Remittance Advice code and Denial Reason List
8/27/2021	Independent Licensed Professional Counselors
8/23/2021	Alaska DBH Guidance Document for 1115 Substance Use Disorder Providers: Treatment for Clients Ages 18 to 21 in Adolescent Programming
8/13/2021	Important Information for Alaska Medicaid Behavioral Health Providers Regarding Optum Pay and Provider Express Services
8/13/2021	Provider Express PRA Quick Refence Guide (QRG)
8/13/2021	Optum Pay Quick Reference Guide (QRG) Cancelling Premium Service
7/30/2021	Division of Behavioral Health Disaster Declaration flexibilities set to end November 1, 2021
7/28/2021	Optum Alaska Case Management Program Overview
7/1/2021	Optum Primary Modifier Guidance for Alaska Medicaid Community Behavioral Health Services
7/1/2021	Provider Contact Information
7/1/2021	Optum Modifier XE XP and XU Guidance
6/28/2021	Optum Pay Portal
6/21/2021	Alaska DBH Autism Concurrent Services Guidance
6/21/2021	Alaska DBH Autism Rendering Providers Guidance
6/18/2021	Alaska Medicaid Provider Update Sunset Services
6/15/2021	Mental Health Physician Clinic (MHPC) transition to Optum
5/24/2021	Mental Health Physician Clinic (MHPC) transition to Optum
5/21/2021	Mental Health Physician Clinic (MHPC)
5/14/2021	Optum Claim Adjustment Projects
4/15/2021	Billing Rules for Telehealth Services Effective
4/14/2021	Alaska DBH Autism Concurrent Services Guidance
4/1/2021	Alaska Medicaid Provider Update Transitioning Services Effective
10/4/2020	Optum Primary Modifier Guidance for Alaska Medicaid 1115 Waiver Services
7/1/2020	Optum Primary Modifier Guidance for Alaska Medicaid Community Behavioral Health Services
7/1/2020	Reading a Remittance Advice