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Medicaid Cost Sharing Webinar Overview

Learn about Medicaid cost sharing structure, exemptions, OOP limits, and more in this informative webinar from the State of West Virginia Bureau for Medical Services.

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Medicaid Cost Sharing Webinar Overview

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  1. State of West VirginiaBureau for Medical Services Cost sharing webinar December 18, 2013

  2. agenda • Welcome • Cost Sharing Overview • Cost Sharing Structure • Maximum Out of Pocket (OOP) • Exemptions • Molina Web Portal • Eligibility Response • Member Proof of Coverage • Discussion

  3. Cost sharing Overview • Beginning January 1, 2014, some services will be assigned cost sharing (copay) amounts for Medicaid members which will effect the following provider types: • Practitioner • Hospital • Pharmacy • Rural Health Clinic • Federally Qualified Health Clinic • Ambulatory Surgical Center • Cost Sharing applies to current and newly eligible individuals. • Services cannot be refused for populations with income at or below 100% FPL if the member is unable to pay the copay amount. • Maximum Out of Pocket (OOP) cannot exceed 5% of the Members’ quarterly household income.

  4. Cost sharing structure • Tiered Cost Sharing Structure • Tier 1 (Up to 50.00% FPL) • Tier 2 (51.00 – 100.00% FPL) • Tier 3 (101.00% FPL and above)

  5. Maximum out of pocket (OOP) • The OOP is the most the Member will ever be required to pay in any given quarter regardless of the number of healthcare services received. • Cost sharing cannot exceed 5% of the Medicaid members’ quarterly household income. • Each calendar year quarter, Members will have a maximum out of pocket (OOP) payment respective to their tier level.

  6. exemptions • The following populations and services are exempt from copays: • Pregnant Women including pregnancy-related services up to 60 days post-partum; • Children under age 21; • Native American and Alaska natives; • Intermediate Care Facility or MR services; • Preventive services; • Individuals in Nursing Homes, • Receiving Hospice services, • Medicaid Waiver services, • Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program; • Family Planning services; and • Emergency services. • Additional exemptions for Pharmacy include diabetic testing supplies syringes and needles, BMS approved Home Infusion supplies and 3-day emergency supplies.

  7. Eligibility response • Cost sharing information will be listed on the following: • AVRS • 271 transaction • Molina Web Portal • Molina will return a copay amount for the start date of service if the provider inquires on a date range. • No copays will be listed for members on the exemption list. • Remittance advices will be modified to include the copay amount that was deducted.

  8. Member proof of coverageWeb Portal View

  9. Member proof of coveragePrinted View

  10. Eligibility responseProvider Web portal view

  11. Discussion For more information or updates, please visit the following: www.dhhr.wv.gov/bms/Pages/default.aspx OR www.wvmmis.com

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