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State Medicaid officials brief committee on EVV rollout, warn of Dec. 1 claim denials
Summary
Medicaid officials told the Senate committee that the state's electronic visit verification (EVV) rollout follows the 21st Century Cures Act timetable, with suspensions beginning Nov. 1 and direct claims set to be denied starting Dec. 1 unless providers switch to EVV; officials said roughly 26 provider agencies remain noncompliant.
Elizabeth Pittman, Director for the Division of Medical Services, told the committee that implementing electronic visit verification (EVV) is required by the federal 21st Century Cures Act and is intended to verify services, reduce fraud and improve claim payments. "There was a federal mandate, the 21st Century Cures Act," Pittman said during the briefing.
Pittman summarized the rollout timeline: an initial provider notification went out Sept. 30; beginning Nov. 1 the state started suspending claims for one week to…
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