Accelify Attains Clarity on New Medicaid Claiming Policy
August 13, 2009
JACKSON, MS – In response to the confusion regarding changes to Mississippi Medicaid benefits for speech therapy services, The Mississippi School Boards Association and Accelify have attained clarity from the Mississippi Division of Medicaid on the new Medicaid claiming policy for the coming school year. The changes affect benefits for speech therapy services provided by school providers, which are in fact still claimable. Specifically, the new policy states that speech-language pathology services must be “medically necessary” to qualify for Medicaid benefits. Accordingly, Health Systems of Mississippi (HSM) must review all requests for speech therapy and approve them to be administered by providers. If approved, HSM will issue a Treatment Authorization Number, which is required when billing claims to Medicaid for therapy services.
“We are proud to provide information on programs that impact schools,” said Dr. Michael Waldrop, MSBA’s Executive Director. “MSBA is dedicated to offering Mississippi school districts the resources they need to ensure quality performance and maximum results. We are confident that our alliance with Accelify, as our Medicaid claiming partner, will ensure School District Medicaid reimbursements can still increase dramatically in spite of these recent changes.”
In order to continue receiving benefits for services provided without affecting your reimbursements, providers must obtain pre-authorization before services are rendered. Accelify’s Medicaid claiming systems and IEP development solution are all compatible with the recent changes, and will ensure districts can continue claiming benefits once Treatment Authorization Numbers are obtained for eligible students.
“We are pleased to work with MSBA in addressing these recent changes to Medicaid policy” said Alex Brecher, COO of Accelify. “We are committed to maximizing Medicaid revenue for our districts and are confident that these policy changes will not have a negative impact on our clients Medicaid revenue.”
For more information regarding Mississippi Medicaid benefits for speech therapy, please review the following memo issued by Phyllis Williams, Deputy Administrator for Health Services in the State of Mississippi https://www.accelify.com/pdf/MS_Medicaid_Letter_Speech.pdf.
To reach an Accelify representative, please call Derek Abraham, Director of Operations, at 888-9ACCELIFY or email msinfo@accelify.com.
About MSBA
The mission of the Mississippi School Boards Association (MSBA) is to ensure quality school board performance through advocacy, technical assistance, leadership, training, and information dissemination. Exclusively for school board members in Mississippi, MSBA provides services in the belief that board members are better policy makers when they have proper information, skills and resources — and are driven by a commitment to educating children.
MSBA Press Contact: Dr. Michael Waldrop, Executive Director, 601-924-2001 or email mwaldrop@msbaonline.org
About Accelify LLC:
Accelify is one of the largest and fastest growing school-based Medicaid billing agents in the country, currently serving hundreds of school districts and local education agencies nationwide. The company’s core business is providing intuitive technology solutions and comprehensive services to ensure that schools make the most of the fee–for–service and Medicaid administrative claiming programs. Accelify has more than 20 years of experience with school–based Medicaid, and it shows. The company’s focus is on improving participation, enhancing regulatory compliance, reducing workloads for district staff, and driving reimbursement increases. Based in New York, Accelify also has regional offices in several states to provide on–site service to its client districts. Accelify is endorsed by a number of state school board associations and other educational associations for its people, technologies, processes, and training.
For more information about Accelify, please contact:
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Phone: 347-532-3240
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