Provider News Posts
The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has adjusted Medi-Cal reimbursement rates for radiology services.
Starting Dec. 4, 2022, hair removal procedures including electrolysis and laser will require specific prior authorization documentation.
The Alliance would like to remind all network providers that balance billing Medi-Cal beneficiaries is prohibited by federal and state law.
The Alliance Claims Department is receiving a high volume of calls from provider offices’ billing services staff regarding Proposition 56 payments (Prop 56). Please share any of the following information with your billing services team as it is helpful.
The updated Provider Manual, effective October 1, 2022, posted on the Alliance provider website
The Alliance is notifying providers that DHCS adjusted certain Medi-Cal reimbursement rates for clinical laboratory or laboratory services.
The Alliance has implemented physician-administered drug benefit changes for September 2022.
Providers should regularly reassess the need for benzodiazepines for patients and discuss strategies for discontinuation.
Transforming the Medi-Cal delivery system
On Sept. 8, Central California Alliance for Health (the Alliance) is partnering with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to host an immunization training for our three counties.
This CBI webinar will cover new and updated CBI measures, Alliance resources and more.
DHCS APL 22-012 – Governor’s Executive Order N-01-19, Transitioning Medi-Cal Pharmacy Benefits from Managed Care to Medi-Cal Rx
DHCS provided updated guidance on directed payments for the provision of specified family planning services with dates of service on or after July 1, 2019.
California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a State of Emergency on Aug. 1 to support ongoing monkeypox vaccination efforts.
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