In the March Medicaid Bulletin issued this week, DMA again announced that physician assistants are eligible to enroll directly as Medicaid providers. The article confusingly states that PAs “may be enrolled effective April 1.” It is not clear if April is the new deadline that DMA has set for the submission of enrollment applications.
BCBSNC has appealed the DOI’s decision to an administrative hearing officer. Quickly after BCBSNC filed its appeal, the NCMS, NCHA, and NCRS requested to intervene in the case and were granted full-party status by the Hearing Officer. As full parties, the three organizations will help the DOI defend its position that BCBSNC must follow the fair contracting statutes before implementing the radiology policy.
The NCMS Foundation’s Leadership College II attended a training session this weekend with the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) in Greensboro. The session was designed to provide Leadership College graduates with the knowledgebase and resources to effectively teach and mentor future Leadership College participants.
