Financial & Billing Resources
WVHA Staff Contacts
Joseph M. Letnaunchyn, President & CEO
joelet@wvha.org
Phone: 304.353.9716
Melanie Dempsey, Vice President, Financial Policy
mdempsey@wvha.org
Phone: 304.353.9756
Medicare
- COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Healthcare Providers (6/25/2020)
- COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Healthcare Providers (4/21/2020)
- CMS Recommendations Re-opening Facilities to Provide Non-emergent Non-COVID-19 Healthcare: Phase I (4/19/2020)
- COVID-19 FAQs on Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Billing (4/9/2020)
- CMS Clinician Summary (4/7/2020)
- COVID-19 Press Release for Accelerated Payments Final (3/28/2020)
- COVID-19 Accelerated/Advance Payment Request (3/27/2020)
- Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Response to the Public Health Emergency on COVID-19 (3/16/2020)
- Waiver or Modification of Requirements Under Section 1135 of the Social Security Act (3/13/2020)
- Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) COVID-19 Test Pricing (3/12/2020)
- Medicare Advantage Organizations Information Related to COVID-19 (3/10/2020)
WV Medicaid
- Testing and Treatment for Uninsured in WV (5/13/2020)
- Memo Regarding Inpatient Members Awaiting Transfer to a Nursing Home (4/24/2020)
- BMS COVID-19 Specimen Collection Billing Guideline Update (4/8/2020)
- National Association of Medicaid Directors letter to CMS and OMB on Retainer Payments (4/6/2020)
- Medicaid MCOs take measures to assist healthcare providers during COVID-19 crisis (3/31/2020)
- 1135 Waiver Approval Letter (3/30/2020)
- WV Medicaid Max Script Days Limits Changed to 90 Days for Non-Controlled Maintenance Medications (3/16/2020)
- Non-emergent E&M visits through Telehealth Modality (3/13/2020)
- Medication Assisted Treatment Services Counseling/Therapy Requirements (3/12/2020)
- Psychological Testing and Evaluations Services Through Telehealth Modality (3/12/2020)
PEIA
- Updated PEIA COVID-19 Policy (11/18/2020)
- CMS Issues New COVID-19 FAQs for State Medicaid and CHIP Agencies (5/5/2020)
- COVID-19 Message to WVCHIP Providers (3/17/2020)
Billing/Coding
- New CPT Code for COVID-19
- Medicare Severity-Diagnosis Related Group Grouper will recognize COVID-19 Diagnosis Code (3/23/2020)
- New ICD-10 Code for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (3/18/2020)
Other
- USDA Offers Temporary Payment Deferrals for the Community Facilities Direct Loan Program (4/17/2020)
- CPT Releases New COVID-19 Code & Description for Testing (3/13/2020)
- The Health Plan Will Waive Member Costs for COVID-19 Testing (3/13/2020)
- High Deductible Health Plans and Expenses Related to COVID-19
- Coronavirus Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Update (3/10/2020)
- Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) Requirements and Implications Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 COVID-19 (3/9/2020)
- West Virginia Insurance Bulletin COVID-19 (3/9/2020)