Explore the audit overview of the AHCCCS Primary Care Services Program for increased payments. Learn about the eligibility requirements for physicians, audit results, and next steps for this program in Arizona.
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Background Registered AHCCCS providers elected to participate in the Primary Care Services Program for increased payments. This program, described in Sections 1902(a) (13), 1902 (jj), 1905 (dd) and 1932(f) of the Social Security Act, authorizes increased (also referred to as enhanced ) payments for certain E&M and vaccine codes furnished by or under the personal supervision of certain qualifying physicians for dates of service January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2014 Reaching across Arizona to provide comprehensive quality health care for those in need 2
Background cont. In order to qualify for the increased reimbursement for primary care services, physician were required to attest to meeting one of the following requirements Option 1) Board certified with a specialty designation of family medicine, general internal medicine, or pediatric medicine, or a subspecialty of family medicine, general internal medicine, or pediatric medicine recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), or the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS). o OR Option 2) A primary care physician or subspecialist who works in one or more of the above specialty designations but who does not have a certification specified in 1 but has billed at least 60% of Medicaid services provided, using the E&M and vaccine administration codes list at http://www.azahcccs.gov/commercial/ProviderRegistration/pcpattestation.aspx during the calendar year 2012. o Reaching across Arizona to provide comprehensive quality health care for those in need 3
Audit Requirement and Steps Taken The focus of todays meeting is the initial Option 2 group; future meetings will address subsequent Option 2 groups as well as the Option 1 group As required by federal law, the AHCCCS Administration conducted an audit of the claims and encounters for AHCCCS services provided in calendar year 2012 for physicians attesting as Option 2 The 60% billing threshold is calculated using the following formula: o # of billed Primary Care Eligible Services (PCES) x100% o Total # of billed services for all CPT and HCPCS codes Reaching across Arizona to provide comprehensive quality health care for those in need 4
Audit Results Claims and encounters for 2012 services have been audited for all providers who attested under Option 2 to verify the physician met the 60% threshold requirement to receive enhanced fees for qualified services paid for 2013 and 2014 dates of service 26 Providers (see listing as of 12/1) were identified who failed this audit (meaning their qualified services based on 2012 claims and encounters did not equal or exceed 60% and AHCCCS had no verified eligible board certification for them Reaching across Arizona to provide comprehensive quality health care for those in need 5
Audit Results, cont. AHCCCS and all Contractors will be required to identify and reprocess all enhanced payments made to the final list of identified providers Impacted providers have been contacted multiple times by AHCCCS; Contractors will be supplied with a copy of the correspondence previously sent as well as a log of these contacts for each provider Reaching across Arizona to provide comprehensive quality health care for those in need 6
Audit Packages for Each Provider that will be provided to Contractors AHCCCS has prepared individual provider audit packages Intended as evidence to support the Contractors reprocessing of enhanced payments made to each provider Package Contents (example reviewed in meeting): o Cover Page o Valid Board Specialties and Subspecialties Listing per CMS o PCS Processes and Audit Overview o Procedure Code Summary o Comprising an overall Provider Specific Exhibit (one will be provided for each Provider identified regardless of Contractor) Reaching across Arizona to provide comprehensive quality health care for those in need 7
Next Steps and Timelines Provide final audit results to impacted physicians Provide individual provider audit packages to all Contractors AHCCCS and Contractor must identify and reprocess all claims/encounters which received enhanced payments o Contractor will provide notification of reprocessing/recoupment to providers with a detailed summary including appeal rights o Reprocessing and encounter claim submission must be completed by Contractor no later than 90 days from AHCCCS notification to Contractor After all reprocessing has been completed (including replacement and adjustment of impacted encounters) the Contractor must provide notification/confirmation to AHCCCS for all identified providers Reaching across Arizona to provide comprehensive quality health care for those in need 8
Next Steps and Timeline Disputes o Contractor has responsibility to review all relevant data regarding the reprocessing decision and to ensure the information supports the reprocessing decision o Contractor shall promptly review all information provided by AHCCCS to support the requested reprocessing and immediately notify AHCCCS with any additional information that may affect the reprocessing determination o The Contractor is responsible for supporting the determination for any adverse action taken by the Contractor against the provider o Contractor is responsible for supporting/defending its decision throughout the administrative dispute resolution process Reaching across Arizona to provide comprehensive quality health care for those in need 9
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