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Aetna Medicare Advantage: Home Health Program in KY, OH, MO

Since 08/01/2021 Aetna has partnered with myNEXUS, a technology-enabled care management company, to manage the network, claims payment and precertification/prior authorization program for home health services.


Note the following changes for the Providers:

Prior approval changes:

  1. Effective for DOS 01/01/2022 and thereafter, myNEXUS will require advance approval for all home-health-related requests for in-home skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, home health aide, and medical social work.
  2. If you would like to view the full home health care pre-auth list, please click here (insert link)

Claim Payment and Processing changes:

  1. Effective for DOS 01/01/2022 and thereafter, myNEXUS will pay claims for covered home health services, for Kentucky, Ohio and Missouri Medicare Advantage members
  2. Reimbursement rates will correspond to the rates and terms of your myNEXUS contract.

Important!

1.These above changes apply only to the Aetna Medicare Advantage Members that reside in the three states, and/or Aetna Medicare Advantage DSNP members, in the above mentioned 3 states.

2. These changes DO NOT APPLY TO THE FOLLOWING:

Medicare members residing outside of the states of Kentucky, Ohio and/or Missouri

Aetna and Coventry commercial fully insured HMO/POS/PPO plans • Aetna administrative services only (ASO) self-funded HMO/POS/PPO plans

Aetna Student Health℠

Aetna Global Business • Coventry Workers’ Compensation  

Cofinity®

First Health®, Meritain® Health, Traditional Choice®

Aetna Signature Administrators® 


Where do I order a prior approval?

  1. Online: myNEXUS portal to get started or

2. Fax the authorization request form to 1-866-996-0077


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Aetna Medicare Advantage: Home Health Program in KY, OH, MO

Since 08/01/2021 Aetna has partnered with myNEXUS, a technology-enabled care management company, to manage the network, claims payment and precertification/prior authorization program for home health services.


Note the following changes for the Providers:

Prior approval changes:

  1. Effective for DOS 01/01/2022 and thereafter, myNEXUS will require advance approval for all home-health-related requests for in-home skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, home health aide, and medical social work.
  2. If you would like to view the full home health care pre-auth list, please click here (insert link)

Claim Payment and Processing changes:

  1. Effective for DOS 01/01/2022 and thereafter, myNEXUS will pay claims for covered home health services, for Kentucky, Ohio and Missouri Medicare Advantage members
  2. Reimbursement rates will correspond to the rates and terms of your myNEXUS contract.

Important!

1.These above changes apply only to the Aetna Medicare Advantage Members that reside in the three states, and/or Aetna Medicare Advantage DSNP members, in the above mentioned 3 states.

2. These changes DO NOT APPLY TO THE FOLLOWING:

Medicare members residing outside of the states of Kentucky, Ohio and/or Missouri

Aetna and Coventry commercial fully insured HMO/POS/PPO plans • Aetna administrative services only (ASO) self-funded HMO/POS/PPO plans

Aetna Student Health℠

Aetna Global Business • Coventry Workers’ Compensation  

Cofinity®

First Health®, Meritain® Health, Traditional Choice®

Aetna Signature Administrators® 


Where do I order a prior approval?

  1. Online: myNEXUS portal to get started or

2. Fax the authorization request form to 1-866-996-0077


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Aetna: Commercial Plans-acupuncture standard benefit for 2022

According to Aetna, it will add acupuncture benefit as part of the standard benefit package for all renewing and new commercial AETNA plans.

The change will take effect in 2022, but there is no specific date is given.


Aetna states that providing this coverage gives you and our members more treatment options for chronic pain relief.

Medical Literature supports this kind of non drug treatment for reducing chronic pain, such as low-back pain, neck pain and osteoarthritis (knee) pain. * It may also help reduce tension headaches and prevent migraines.*

The American Pain Society and the American College of Physicians both endorse acupuncture as a nondrug approach for patients who have chronic low-back pain who do not respond to self-care. *

*National Institutes of Health, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. Acupuncture: in depth. January 2016. Accessed October 7, 2021


If you would like to learn more about the Acupuncture benefit, please click here for Policy# 0135- Acupuncture- to read the whole medical/reimbursement policy.


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