Bulletins and Newsletters
Review these bulletins to stay up to date on news, policy changes and other issues important to your practice.
Medical Policy Update Bulletins
For Medical Policies, Medical Benefit Drug Policies, Coverage Determination Guidelines, Utilization Review Guidelines and corresponding update bulletins for UnitedHealthcare Community Plan, visit the Policies and Protocols section.
Payment Policy Notifications
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Current News, Bulletins and Alerts
- 05.02.2025 - STAT outpatient laboratory services exceptions list
- 05.01.2025 - Medicaid: New prior authorization requirements for 2 types of NIPT
- 04.02.2025 - List of Emergency Room Diagnosis Not Requiring Review - Effective: Jan. 1, 2025
- 04.01.2025 - Medicaid: View the genetic and molecular codes added to prior authorization requirements
- 03.20.2025 - Maryland Medicaid: Discarded drugs and biologicals reimbursement policy update
- 03.11.2025 - Maryland Medicaid: Remote Patient Monitoring Services
- 03.10.2025 - Maryland Medicaid: Quick reference guide for health care professionals
- 02.11.2025 - Maryland Medicaid: Coordination of Care
- 02.06.2025 - Maryland Medicaid: Maternal and child health programs
- 02.04.2025 - RSV vaccine Abrysvo for pregnant UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Maryland members
- 02.04.2025 - Maternal Opioid Misuse model
- 12.27.2024 - UnitedHealthcare Community Plan (Medicaid) of Maryland member experience survey 2024 (MY 2023) CAHPS® analysis – Adult population
- 12.27.2024 - UnitedHealthcare Community Plan (Medicaid) of Maryland member experience survey 2024 (MY 2023) CAHPS® analysis – Child population
- 12.27.2024 - 2024 (MY 2023) Annual Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) adult and child results
- 12.27.2024 - 2024-2025 Outreach Program Plan - UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Maryland
- 12.12.2024 - 2024 Provider Satisfaction Survey Results - UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Maryland
- 10.18.2024 - Maryland Medicaid: Preventing Healthcare Fraud and Abuse
- 09.01.2024 - State-required updates to specialty pharmacy prior authorization requirements
- 06.07.2024 - Maryland Community Plan: Access and availability requirements
- 05.16.2024 - Expanded Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming treatments
- 05.16.2024 - Fertility preservation services now covered for Medicaid members
- 03.01.2024 - Your network directory information may be inaccurate
- 12.15.2023 - 2023 (MY 2022) Annual Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) adult and child results
- 12.15.2023 - 2023 Provider Satisfaction Survey Results - UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Maryland
- 12.15.2023 - UnitedHealthcare Community Plan (Medicaid) of Maryland member experience survey 2023 (MY 2022) CAHPS® analysis – Adult population
- 12.15.2023 - UnitedHealthcare Community Plan (Medicaid) of Maryland member experience survey 2023 (MY 2022) CAHPS® analysis – Child population
- 12.06.2023 - 2023-2024 Outreach Program Plan - UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Maryland
- 08.29.2023 - Prior authorization and concurrent review reminder
- 08.08.2023 - Medicaid: Changes to biomarker test for companion diagnostic testing
- 07.28.2023 - Specialist Referral Requirements
- 06.23.2023 - HealthChoice Diabetes Prevention Program
- 05.04.2023 - Access and availability requirements