Review these bulletins to stay up to date on news, policy changes and other issues important to your practice.
Starting January 1, 2023, the WA Health Care Authority (HCA) will be aligning with the Bright Futures Periodicity schedule. As a result, the EPSDT Billing Guide, published in January 2023 will include the following covered EPSDT well-child visit schedule: 6 well-child visits before one year of age (1st week, 1 month, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 9 months); 7 well-child visits between one and four years of age (12 months, 15 months, 18 months, 24 months, 30 months, 3 years, 4 years); one well-child visit every 365 days between age five and up to twenty-one year of age.
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.
Visit the Payment Policy Notifications page to view updates.