Alternative Benefit Plan (ABP) ABP Cost-Sharing & Comparison to Standard Medicaid Services

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1 Alternative Benefit Plan (ABP) ABP Cost-Sharing & Comparison to Standard Medicaid Services Most adults who qualify for the Medicaid category known as the Other Adult Group receive services under the New Mexico Alternative Benefit Plan (ABP). The ABP covers doctor visits, preventive care, hospital care, emergency department and urgent care, specialist visits, behavioral health care, substance abuse treatment, prescriptions, certain dental services, and more. Some recipients will have to pay small co-pays for certain services, depending on their income. Medicaid recipients in the Other Adult Group who have special health care needs may qualify to receive Standard Medicaid services without any co-payments, except for unnecessary use of brand name drugs or the emergency department. Individuals who have a serious or complex medical condition, a terminal illness, a chronic substance use disorder, a serious mental illness, or a disability that significantly impairs their ability to perform one or more activities of daily living, may choose to receive services under the ABP or under Standard Medicaid. Individuals who think they have special health care needs should contact their Centennial Care managed care organization (MCO). Native American individuals who are not enrolled with a Centennial Care MCO should call the Molina Third-Party Assessor (TPA) toll-free at (866) They will help to determine if the individual has special health care needs and is eligible to receive Standard Medicaid services. Individuals with special health care needs may choose whether they want to receive services under the ABP or under the Standard Medicaid program. The table below offers a comparison of the ABP services package to the services that are covered under Standard Medicaid. Since individuals who have ABP coverage will always be ages 19-64, the comparison to Standard Medicaid coverage is for the same age range (ages 19 and above). Benefit Category & Service Outpatient Services Acupuncture ABP Coverage (Recipients ages 19-64) Not covered The MCOs have the option to cover this service; check with the MCO. Standard Medicaid Coverage (For ages 19 and above) Not covered The MCOs have the option to cover this service; check with the MCO. Cancer clinical trials (Same as ABP) Chiropractic services Not covered Not covered The MCOs have the option to cover this The MCOs have the option to cover this service; check with the MCO. service; check with the MCO. 1

2 Dental services ( NMAC) Diagnostic dental Dental radiology Preventive dental Preventive dental services are covered based Restorative dental on a periodicity schedule Prosthodontics (removable) (Same as ABP) Oral surgery Endodontic services for anterior teeth Dialysis (Same as ABP) Hearing aids and hearing aid testing Not covered, except for recipients age Holter monitors and cardiac event monitors (Same as ABP) Home health care and intravenous services Home health care is limited to 100 four-hour visits per year No limitation on number of visits Hospice care services (Same as ABP) Infertility treatment Not covered Not covered Naprapathy Not covered The MCOs have the option to cover this service; check with the MCO. Not covered The MCOs have the option to cover this service; check with the MCO. Non-emergency transportation (Same as ABP) Outpatient diagnostic labs, x-ray and pathology (Same as ABP) Outpatient surgery (Same as ABP) Primary care to treat illness/injury (Same as ABP) Radiation and chemotherapy (Same as ABP) Special medical foods for inborn errors of metabolism Not covered, except for recipients age Specialist visits (Same as ABP) Telemedicine services (Same as ABP) TMJ or CMJ treatment Not covered Not covered Treatment of diabetes (Same as ABP) Vision care for eye injury or disease Does not include vision refraction, except for Coverage is the same as ABP (covered for recipients age only) Standard Medicaid covers vision refraction 2

3 Vision hardware (eyeglasses or contact lenses) recipients age only following the removal of cataracts from one or both eyes. Vision hardware covered for recipients age following a periodicity schedule. and routine vision services Contact lenses require prior authorization Emergency Services Emergency ground or air ambulance services (Same as ABP) Emergency department services/facilities (Same as ABP) Urgent care services/facilities (Same as ABP) Hospitalization Bariatric surgery Limited to one per lifetime No limitation on number of surgeries, as long as medical necessity is met Inpatient medical and surgical care (Same as ABP) Organ and tissue transplants Limited to two per lifetime Reconstructive surgery for the correction of disorders that result from accidental injury, congenital defects or disease No limitation on number of transplants, as long as medical necessity is met (Same as ABP) Maternity Care Delivery and inpatient maternity services (Same as ABP) Non-hospital births (Same as ABP) Pre- and post-natal care (Same as ABP) Mental/Behavioral Health & Substance Use Disorder Services Inpatient hospital services in a psychiatric unit of a general hospital, including inpatient substance abuse detoxification Medication-assisted therapy for opioid addiction Outpatient behavioral health professional services (includes evaluation, testing, assessment, medication management and (Same as ABP) (Same as ABP) (Same as ABP) 3

4 therapy) Outpatient services for alcoholism and drug dependency, including Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) (Same as ABP) (Same as ABP) Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR) (Same as ABP) Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Not covered The MCOs have the option to cover this service; check with the MCO. Behavioral health supportive services (family support, recovery services, respite services) Not covered when provided through a MCO Medications Prescription medicines (Same as ABP) Over-the-counter medicines Coverage limited to prenatal drug items, and low-dose aspirin as preventive for cardiac conditions. Other OTC items may be considered for coverage only when the item is considered Coverage limitations same as ABP more medically or economically appropriate than the prescription drugs, contraceptive drugs and devices and items for treating diabetes. Rehabilitative & Habilitative Services and Devices Autism spectrum disorder for recipients age 19 or younger; or age 22 or younger when enrolled in high school. Includes physical, occupational and Coverage ends at age 21 speech therapy and applied behavioral analysis. Cardiovascular rehabilitation No limitation on visits as long as medical Limited to 36 visits per cardiac event Durable medical equipment (DME), medical supplies, orthotic appliances and prosthetic Requires a provider s prescription. necessity is met Coverage is the same as ABP, except that most medically necessary disposable medical 4

5 devices, including repair or replacement DME is limited to a periodicity schedule and must be medically necessary. Disposable medical supplies are limited to diabetic and contraceptive supplies. Foot orthotics including shoes and arch supports are only covered when an integral part of a leg brace, or are diabetic shoes. supplies are also covered when prescribed by a practitioner. Inpatient rehabilitative facilities Skilled nursing or acute rehabilitation facility (Same as ABP) Internal prosthetics (Same as ABP) Physical, speech and occupational therapy (rehabilitative and habilitative services) Pulmonary therapy Skilled nursing Short-term therapy limited to two consecutive months per condition. Long-term therapies are not covered Limited to 36 visits per year primarily through home health agencies; subject to home health benefit limitations (100 four-hour visits per year). Rehabilitative services covered. No limitation on duration of therapy as long as medical necessity is met. Habilitative services are not covered. No limitation on duration of therapy as long as medical necessity is met. through home health agencies. No limitation on number of visits as long as medical necessity is met. Laboratory and Radiology Services Diagnostic imaging (Same as ABP) Lab tests, x-ray services and pathology (Same as ABP) Preventive & Wellness Services and Chronic Disease Management Allergy testing and injections (Same as ABP) Annual consultation to discuss lifestyle and for age behavior that promote health and well-being Annual physical exam Eye refractions, eyeglasses and contact lenses, are not covered, except for age Hearing aids and hearing aid testing are not covered, except for age Periodic physical exams are only covered for age Additional annual physical exams may be provided through a MCO. Vision services, including refractions, eyeglasses and contact lenses, are covered but are limited to 5

6 a set periodicity schedule. Chronic disease management through primary care provider services. Additional benefits may be available when provided through a MCO. through primary care provider services. Additional benefits may be available when provided through a MCO. Diabetes equipment, supplies and education (Same as ABP) Genetic evaluation and testing Triple serum test and genetic testing for the (same as ABP) diagnosis or treatment of a current illness Immunizations Includes ACIP-recommended vaccines (Same as ABP) Insertion and/or removal of contraceptive devices (Same as ABP) Nutritional evaluations and counseling Not covered, except for age and during Dietary evaluation and counseling as medical pregnancy. Additional benefits may be management of a documented disease, available when provided through a MCO. including obesity. Osteoporosis diagnosis, treatment and management (Same as ABP) Periodic glaucoma eye test (age 35 or older) (Same as ABP) Periodic colorectal examination (age 35 or (Same as ABP) older) Periodic mammograms (age 35 or older) (Same as ABP) Periodic stool examination (age 40 or older) only when medically indicated Periodic test to determine blood hemoglobin, blood pressure, blood glucose level and blood cholesterol level or a fractionated cholesterol level (Same as ABP) Podiatry and routine foot care when medically necessary (Same as ABP) Preventive care Includes US Preventive Services Task Force A & B recommendations; preventive care and screening recommendations of the HRSA Bright Futures program; and preventive services for women recommended by the Coverage is limited. Many screening services are covered when appropriate based on age or family history. Additional benefits may be available when provided through a MCO. 6

7 Institutes of Medicine Screening pap tests (Same as ABP) Sleep studies Not covered, except for age Smoking cessation treatment Diagnosis, counseling and prescription medicines only for recipients age 21 and under, and for pregnant women. Additional benefits may be available when provided through a MCO. Voluntary family planning services (Same as ABP) Weight loss programs Long-Term Services & Supports Community benefits Nursing facility care Mi Via Not covered The MCOs have the option to cover this service; check with the MCO. Not covered Not covered, except as a step down level of care from a hospital prior to being discharged to home when skilled nursing services on a short-term basis are medically necessary. Not covered Not covered The MCOs have the option to cover this service; check with the MCO. when the requirements to access these services are met, including nursing facility level of care (NF LOC) criteria ABP Co-Pays Co-pays will be charged based on the recipient s income level. There are some exceptions to co-pays, including: Services provided to Native American recipients; Services provided by an Indian Health Service (IHS), tribal 638 or urban Indian facility; Emergency services; Family planning services, drugs, procedures, supplies and devices; Hospice services; Services provided to pregnant women; Prenatal and postpartum care and deliveries, and prenatal drug items; Mental health/behavioral health and substance abuse services, including psychotropic drug items; Preventive services; and 7

8 Provider preventable conditions. When an individual has reached the co-pay maximum of five percent of family income, co-pays will not be charged. Income 100% of Federal Poverty Level (FPL) or Below Income % of Federal Poverty Level (FPL) Prescription medicines $0 $3 Does not apply when the co-pay for a brand-name medicine is charged. Some medicines are exempt, including family planning drugs (contraceptives), prenatal drug items and some behavioral health medicines. Brand-name prescriptions (when there is a less expensive generic equivalent medicine) $3 Psychotropic drug items are exempt from the brandname drug co-pay. $8 Psychotropic drug items are exempt from the brand-name drug co-pay, but the regular co-pay for prescriptions will be charged. Outpatient office visits $0 $8 See exceptions to cost-sharing, above. Non-emergency use of the emergency department Inpatient hospital admission $0 $25 See exceptions to cost-sharing, above. Individual with Special Health Care Needs Regardless of Income Level (Same as Standard Medicaid Coverage) $0 $3 Psychotropic drug items are exempt from the brandname drug co-pay. $8 $8 $8 1/9/2014 rs $0 $0 8

9 NEW MEXICO MEDICAID PROGRAM COPAYMENTS (Revised version , Effective ) CHIP RECIPIENT COPAYMENTS Children s Health Insurance Plan Categories of Eligibility 071, 0420, and 0421 Copayment only applies when the federal match code is 1 PHARMACY COPAYMENT: $ 2 per drug item - Does not apply if the copayment for unnecessary brand name 1 drug utilization is assessed. See exemptions below, including exemptions for family planning, preventive services, and prenatal drug items. PRACTITIONER SERVICES COPAYMENTS: $ 5 Outpatient visit to physician or other practitioner, dental visit, therapy session, or behavioral health service session - Only one copayment is applied per visit or session. When the visit takes place in an outpatient hospital or urgent care center, which typically involves both a facility component as well as a professional (physician) component charge, the outpatient copayment is applied to the professional charge, not to the facility charge. COPAYMENTS FOR UNNECESSARY SERVICES: $ 3 for unnecessary use of a brand name drug when there is a less expensive therapeutically equivalent drug on the PDL unless the prescriber determines the alternative drug on the PDL will be less effective or have greater adverse reactions. See note section on page 4, note 2. Psychotropic drug items are exempt from the brand name copayment. Note that not every service is considered a visit. For example, for behavioral health, only the standard visit for evaluation and therapy are subject to copayments. The specialized behavioral health services are not subject to the copayment provisions, nor would home and community based services have copayments applied. HOSPITAL COPAYMENTS: When the copayment is applied to an inpatient service, the copayment is always applied to the hospital charge, not the professional charge. $ 25 inpatient admission Not applied when the hospital receives recipient as a transfer from another hospital. EXEMPTIONS 1. Native Americans (race code 3) 2. Services rendered by an IHS, 638 facility, or Urban Indian Facility regardless of race code 3. Family planning services, procedures, drugs, supplies, and devices 4. Medicare Cross Over claims including claims from Medicare Advantage Plans 5. Preventive services regardless of age (well child checks, vaccines, preventive dental cleanings/exams, etc.) See note section on page 8, item Prenatal & postpartum care and deliveries, and prenatal drug items 7. Provider preventable conditions $ 8 for non emergent use of ER See note section on page 4, note 1. EXEMPTIONS from copayments for unnecessary brand name drug use or ER use: 1. Native Americans (race code 3) 2. All services rendered by an IHS, 638 facility, or Urban Indian Facility regardless of race code 3. Medicare Cross Over claims including claims from Medicare Advantage Plans 4. Provider preventable conditions. 5. When the maximum family out of pocket expense has been reached. See note section on page 6, item 8 of note 3; and on page 6, item 12 of note When there is a NF LOC used for community benefits, NF stays, or other residential care. 1

10 8. Emergency Services 9. When the maximum family out of pocket expense has been reached. See note section on page 8, item Federal match 3 for COE s 071 and COE s 420, and 421 because they are presumptively eligible children. WDI RECIPIENT COPAYMENTS Working Disabled Individuals Category of eligibility: 074 PHARMACY COPAYMENT: $ 3 per drug item - Does not apply if the copayment for unnecessary brand name drug utilization is assessed. See exemptions below, including exemptions for family planning, preventive services, and prenatal drug items. PRACTITIONER SERVICES COPAYMENTS: $ 7 Outpatient visit to physician or other practitioner, dental visit, therapy session, or behavioral health service session - Only one copayment is applied per visit or session. When the visit takes place in an outpatient hospital or urgent care center, which typically involves both a facility component as well as a professional (physician) component charge, the outpatient copayment is applied to the professional charge, not to the facility charge. Note that not every service is considered a visit. For example, for behavioral health, only the standard visit for evaluation and therapy are subject to copayments. The specialized behavioral health services are not subject to the copayment provisions, nor would home and community based services have copayments applied. HOSPITAL COPAYMENT: When the copayment is applied to any inpatient service, the copayment is always applied to the hospital charge, not the professional charge. $ 30 inpatient admission - Not applied when the hospital receives recipient as a transfer from another hospital. EXEMPTIONS 1. Native Americans (race code 3) 2. Services rendered by an IHS, 638 facility, or Urban Indian Facility regardless of race code 3. Family planning services, procedures, drugs, supplies, and devices 4. Medicare Cross Over claims including claims from Medicare Advantage Plans 5. Preventive services regardless of age (well child checks, vaccines, preventive dental cleanings/exams, etc. See note section on page 8, item Prenatal & postpartum care and deliveries, and prenatal drug items COPAYMENTS FOR UNNECESSARY SERVICES: $ 3 for unnecessary use of a brand name drug when there is a less expensive therapeutically equivalent drug on the PDL unless the prescriber determines the alternative drug on the PDL will be less effective or have greater adverse reactions. See note section on page 4, note 2. Psychotropic drug items are exempt from the brand name copayment. $ 8 for non emergent use of ER See note section on page 4, note 1. EXEMPTIONS from copayments for unnecessary brand name drug use or ER use: 1. Native Americans (race code 3) 2. All services rendered by an IHS, 638 facility, or Urban Indian Facility regardless of race code 3. Medicare Cross Over claims including claims from Medicare Advantage Plans 4. Provider preventable conditions. 5. When the maximum family out of pocket expense has been reached. See note section on page 6, item 8 of note 3; and on page 6, item 12 of note When there is a NF LOC used for community benefits, NF stays, or other residential care. 2

11 7. Provider preventable conditions 8. Emergency services 9. When the maximum family out of pocket expense has been reached. See note section on page 8, item 8; and on page 9, item 12 of note 4. OTHER MEDICAID RECIPIENTS INCLUDING ABP Applies to: 1. ABP recipients 2. ABP Exempt recipients 3. Other standard Medicaid recipients except for recipients in foster care, adoption programs, or institutional categories of eligibility These recipients have standard Medicaid eligibility or are ABP recipients, so they do not have copayments on services except for non-emergent use of the ER or for unnecessary use of a brand name. They are exempt from even these unnecessary use copayments if they are one of the following categories of eligibility. CATEGORIES OF ELIGIBILITY FOR WHOM THE COPAYMENTS FOR NON EMERGENT USE OF THE ER AND UNNECESSARY USE OF BRAND NAMES DO NOT APPLY: 014 foster care 047 adoption 081 institutional care 017 adoption 066 foster care 083 institutional care 037 adoption 086 foster care 084 institutional care 046 foster care 096 DD HCBS waiver services 095 Med Frag waiver services Note: There is no copayment for drug items other than the unnecessary use of a brand name. There are no payments for practitioner services, hospital services, or emergency room services other than the non emergent use of the ER. COPAYMENTS FOR UNNECESSARY SERVICES: $ 3 for unnecessary use of a brand name drug when there is a less expensive therapeutically equivalent drug on the PDL unless the prescriber determines the alternative drug on the PDL will be less effective or have greater adverse reactions. See note section on page 4, note 2. Psychotropic drug items are exempt from the brand name copayment. $ 8 for non emergent use of ER See note section on page 4, note 1. EXEMPTIONS from copayments for unnecessary brand name drug use or ER use: 1. Native Americans (race code 3) 2. All services rendered by an IHS, 638 facility, or Urban Indian Facility regardless of race code 3. Medicare Cross Over claims including claims from Medicare Advantage Plans 4. Provider preventable conditions. 5. When the maximum family out of pocket expense has been reached. See 3

12 note section on page 6, item 8 of note 3; and on page 6, item 12 of note 3 6. When there is a NF LOC used for community benefits, NF stays, other residential care or HCBS waiver. Note 1: Assessing a Copayment for Non-Emergent Use of the Emergency Room Hospital Responsibilities: The hospital provider will determine if the recipient is using the emergency room for a non-emergent service. In making this determination, the hospital must consider the medical presentation of the recipient, age, and other factors, as well as alternatives that may be available in the community, the time of day, etc. The hospital must provide an appropriate level of screening to determine whether the service constitutes an emergency. Before assessing the copayment, the hospital must provide the individual with the name and contact information for an alternative provider that can provide the services in a timely manner with a lesser or no copayment (depending on the recipient s category.) If the recipient chooses to go to the alternative provider, the hospital assists with making an appointment for the recipient. Depending on the day and the time, this may include helping contact the alternative provider or providing the name(s) and phone number(s) of the providers, directions, etc. If geographical or other circumstances prevent the hospital from meeting this requirement, the cost sharing may not be imposed. The hospital must tell the recipient the amount of the copayment. If the recipient agrees to go with an alternative, the copayment for non-emergent use of the ER is not assessed by the hospital. If the recipient wants to continue to receive emergency room services beyond that initial screening, the hospital assesses the co-payment. When the hospital assesses the copayment, it is reported to the MCO, and the MCO reduces the payment to the hospital by the copayment amount. If the hospital is not able to collect the copayment amount, the copayment amount should not be deducted from the hospital payment. MCO Responsibilities: To recognize when the copayment has been assessed by the hospital and collected from the recipient, and only then to reduce the payment to the hospital by the copayment amount. Note 2: Assessing a Copayment for Unnecessary Use of a Brand Name Drug The copayment for unnecessary use of a brand name drug is applied to a brand name drug that is NOT on the PDL, with the following limitations: If in the prescriber s estimation, the alternative drug item available on the PDL is either less effective for treating the recipient s condition, or would 4

13 have more side effects or higher potential for adverse reactions, the copayment cannot be applied. Presumably, if the MCO approved the use of a brand name drug NOT on the PDL for one of these reasons, then the copayment cannot be applied. If the prescriber has stated the brand is medically necessary and therefore the claim is billed with a dispense as written indicator, the copayment cannot be applied unless the MCO ascertains the reason for the brand being medically necessary is something other than the fact that the generic form is anticipated to have more side effects or adverse reactions, or would be less effective in treating the recipient. MCO Responsibilities: The MCO should consider how to construct a PDL in order to apply this copayment. For example, maybe only a first tier drug item is called the PDL while a second tier is maybe called something else, maybe Alternatives. The MCO must determine the means by which a copayment on a brand name drug will not be applied when the above conditions are met. Note 3: General Rules for all copayments 1. Native Americans are always exempt from all these copayments. 2. A provider is NOT able to refuse services to the recipient when the recipient is unable to pay the copayment at the time of service. However, the provider is still required to apply the copayment by billing the recipient or trying to collect it at a future visit. 3. Only one copayment can be charged per visit or encounter. There are no other copayments applied during an inpatient stay other than the one applied for hospital admission (in the case of WDI and CHIP recipients). 4. Except for non-emergent use of the ER, the MCO must assume the copayment applies and must deduct the applicable copayment from the claim prior to paying the provider regardless of whether the copayment was actually collected by the provider unless: The recipient or service is exempt from copayment per the criteria on this chart, or The service is exempt based on information from the provider (such as a service to an ABP recipient being an emergency) or The recipient is exempt from the copayment because the total copayments paid by the family exceed 5% of the family s income in which case this information is communicated to the MCO. 5. For non-emergent use of the ER, the MCO should assume the copayment for the unnecessary use does not apply unless indicated by the hospital provider that the copayment has been assessed. 6. There may be instances where the MCO may not know when the use of a brand name drug item should not be subjected to the unnecessary use of a brand name copayment. The MCO must formulate their procedures for this process. 5

14 7. Ideally, the concept of what constitutes preventive care will be standard across all MCO s, but the effort to accomplish this will have to come in the future, probably after the implementation Centennial Care. MAD will give direction as necessary. Note that this concept of preventive care is not necessarily the same as the list produced by CMS for the ABP plan, which is often limited by age or frequency and does not generally consider risk factors and other conditions that may make a service preventive in nature. 8. Exceeding the 5% of the family income: In order to determine if an individual is exempt from copayment, the MCO will have to accumulate the amount of copayments for each individual member in the household family using the case number to ensure that the family does not exceed the aggregate out-of-pocket maximum (OOP) The OOP is five percent of countable family income for all individual members in a household family calculated as applicable for a quarter. When those accumulated copayments reach the family out of pocket maximum expense, then all members of the family are exempt from copayments. Example: If John Jr. had a $50 copayment, and Suzie Jr. had a $50 copayment, and the family out of pocket maximum for the quarter is $100, when little Robbie has a service and the copayment is $5, the family out of pocket maximum for the quarter has already been met. Little Robbie doesn t have to make a copayment. In other words, it is the total amount that has been deducted from provider payments as copayments for all members of the family, not just the individual, that are accumulated and compared to the family out of pocket maximum for the quarter. Copayments for unnecessary use of brand name drugs or ER non emergency use are also included in the accumulation of the total family out of pocket maximum for the quarter. The MCO must be able to provide each member, at his or her request, with information regarding co-payments that have been applied to claims for the member. 9. When other insurance has paid for the service and the amount being paid by an MCO is toward the co-insurance and deductible, copayments are not applied. 10. Copayments are never applied to services that are considered Community Benefits under the MCO contract and rules. 11. Copayments are not applied to services that were rendered prior to eligibility being established, even though retroactive eligibility later covers the time period during which the service was rendered. 12. The MCO must report to the provider when a copayment has been applied to the provider s claim and when a copayment was not applied to the provider s claim. This is done, at a minimum, using the remittance advice, EOB, or equivalent electronic transaction. The MCO shall be responsible for assuring the provider is aware that: - The provider shall be responsible for refunding to the member any copayments the provider collects after the eligible recipient has reached 6

15 the co-payment out-of-pocket maximum (five percent of the eligible recipient s family s income, calculated on a quarterly basis) which occurs because the MCO was not able to inform the provider of the exemption from copayment due to the timing of claims processing. - The provider shall be responsible for refunding to the member any copayments the provider collects for which the MCO did not deduct the payment from the provider s payment whether the discrepancy occurs because of provider error or MCO error. 13. A copayment is not applied when there is a NF LOC associated with the recipient, whether that LOC is used to access community benefits, NF stays, or for DD waiver services. 7

16 Medicaid Alternative Benefit Plan (ABP) version 11/03/14 rs Recipient Definitions Note that there are 2 kinds of ABP recipients: ABP recipient: the recipient is category of eligibility 100, but does not have a disability indicator of PH or ME. The charts below are only applicable to the ABP recipient category. ABP Exempt: the recipient is category of eligibility 100 but also has a disability indicator of PH or ME, meaning either a physical health or mental health disability or other condition that qualifies the recipient as medically frail. When an ABP recipient s condition is evaluated and it is determined they meet the qualifying conditions, they may choose to become an ABP Exempt recipient. The benefit package of an ABP Exempt recipient changes from the standard ABP recipient to that of the standard Medicaid full benefit recipient. That is, the ABP benefit package ends, and the ABP Exempt recipient then has access to the same benefits as a full standard Medicaid recipient. Their category of eligibility of the recipient remains 100 with a PH or ME indicator to distinguish them in the various computer systems. Because the benefits of an ABP- Exempt recipient become the same as any other standard full benefit Medicaid recipient, we do not list their benefits in this chart. The term ABP recipient always means an ABP recipient who is NOT ABP exempt. If the recipient is exempt, and therefore eligible for the standard Medicaid full benefit services, the recipient is always referred to as an ABP Exempt recipient. Once the recipient becomes a ABP Exempt recipient, he or she is NOT subject to any of the service limits associated with ABP. They do not retain any of the additional services that are found only in the ABP (primarily preventive services.). If the ABP Exempt recipient is enrolled in an MCO, the MCO extends the same benefits and managed care services to the ABP Exempt recipient that are provided to the full benefit Medicaid recipient. 1

17 1. AN ABP RECIPIENT HAS THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS EQUIVALENT TO THOSE OF STANDARD MEDICAID BENEFITS: Professional Services and Treatments, including Services at FQHC s and other clinics; Inpatient and outpatient hospital Services; Equipment and Devices; Laboratory and Radiology; and Transportation The coverage of the following services or providers of services under the Alternative Benefit Plan is essentially the same as exists for the standard Medicaid full benefit population and, therefore, would be covered by a managed care organization (MCO) to the same extent that an MCO covers and provides services to traditional full Medicaid eligible recipients. The lists below are intended to be used to communicate the general scope of the services. Not every provider and service is described: a. Physician and most practitioner services and visits, including maternity service, surgeries, anesthesia, podiatry, etc., which are available for traditional full Medicaid eligible recipients. b. Behavioral health and substance abuse services, evaluations, assessments, therapies, including all the various forms of therapy such as CCSS that are available for traditional full Medicaid eligible recipients. Specialized BH services for children: the MCO must assure that BH and substance abuse services provided to EPSDT recipients are available to ABP recipients ages 19 and 20 Specialized BH services for adults: The specialized behavioral health services for adults are Intensive Outpatient (IOP), Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), and Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR). These 3 services are included in the ABP. Electroconvulsive therapy: Note this is a benefit under ABP. 2

18 Services not included in the ABP: The following services are not included in the ABP plan because they are considered more in the area of supportive waiver-type services and are not state plan services: Family Support, Recovery Services, and Respite Services. In order for an ABP recipient to receive these services, they must be designated as ABP-Exempt. c. Cancer trials, chemotherapy, IV infusions, and reconstructive surgery services that are available for traditional full Medicaid eligible recipients. d. Dental services as available for traditional full Medicaid eligible recipients. An EPSDT recipient must have available the increased frequency schedule of oral exams every six months and orthodontia (when medically necessary) for 19 and 20 year olds per EPSDT rules. e. Diabetes treatment including diabetic shoes. f. Dialysis g. Durable medical equipment, oxygen, and supplies necessary to use other equipment such as for oxygen equipment, ventilators and nebulizers, or to assist with treatment such as casts and splints that are applied by the healthcare practitioner. h. Family planning, sterilization, pregnancy termination, contraceptives i. Hearing testing or screening as part of a routine health exam but note that ABP does not cover the hearing aids so would not typically cover audiologist s services or any services by a hearing aid dealer, except for EPSDT children, ages 19 and 20, for whom testing and hearings aids are covered. 3

19 a. Hospice, including hospice at home including hospice in a nursing facility. An ABP recipient in hospice does NOT need to apply for or be evaluated for ABP-Exempt status in order for the hospice care to be provided in a nursing facility. Managed care organizations may also cover hospice in a hospice home. Because payment to cover the nursing facility is made to a hospice provider, rather than to the nursing facility, a Native American ABP recipient who has not opted into managed care does not need to enroll in managed care in order to receive hospice care in a nursing facility. b. Hospital inpatient, outpatient, urgent care, emergency department, outpatient free-standing psych hospitals, inpatient units in acute care hospitals for rehabilitation or psychiatric, and rehabilitation specialty hospitals. Note that free-standing psych hospitals are only covered for EPSDT children (therefore, up through age 20) for fee for service recipients. However, managed care organizations continue to pay for inpatient free-standing psych hospitals for adults. Inpatient drug rehab services are not an ABP benefit. Acute inpatient services for detox are an ABP covered benefit. c. Immunizations, mammography, colorectal cancer screenings, pap smears, PSA tests, and other age appropriate tests that are available for traditional full Medicaid eligible recipients. d. Inhalation therapy e. Lab including diagnostic testing, and colorectal cancer screenings, pap smears, PSA tests, and other age appropriate tests that are available for traditional full Medicaid eligible recipients. Coverage of diagnostic testing coverage includes physical measurements and performance testing (such as cardiac stress tests and spirometry) and sleep studies when there is an indication that a physical test or measurement sis necessary to diagnose a recipient, to rule out a diagnosis, determine the extent of a problem or when necessary to properly prescribe or order other services. 4

20 f. Lab genetic testing to specific molecular lab tests such as BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 and similar tests used to determine appropriate treatment, not including random genetic screening. g. Medication assisted treatment (substance abuse treatment including methadone programs, naloxone, and suboxone) h. Ob-gyn, prenatal care, deliveries, midwives i. Orthotics (note foot orthotics including shoes and arch supports are only covered when an integral part of a leg brace, or are diabetic shoes) j. Podiatry services are available to the same extent as for traditional full Medicaid eligible recipients. (Coverage is similar to Medicare). k. Prescription drug items (but not over the counter items, except for prenatal drug items (examples vitamins, folic acid; iron), low dose aspirin as preventative for cardiac conditions; contraception drugs and devices, and items for treating diabetes. OTC items are covered for ages 19 and 20). l. Prosthetics are available to the same extent as for traditional full Medicaid eligible recipients. m. Radiology including diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy, including mammography and other age appropriate imagining. n. Reproductive health services are available to the same extent as for traditional full Medicaid eligible recipients. o. Telemedicine p. Tobacco cessation counseling that are available for traditional full Medicaid eligible recipients. (note however, that MCO must cover tobacco cessation counseling beyond the Medicaid fee for service coverage) 5