As a result, Cigna Commercial and Cigna Medicare Advantage plan to make the following changes on May 12, 2023:
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UHC November Update
A list of recently approved, revised, and/or retired Medical Policies and/or Medical Benefit Drug Policies is provided below for your reference. For a comprehensive summary of the latest updates, refer to the Medical Policy Update Bulletin: November 2025.
UHC Network News July 1, 2024
Take Note: Quarterly CPT and HCPCS Code Updates
Effective Jul. 1, 2024, all applicable Medical Policies and Medical Benefit Drug Policies have been updated to reflect the quarterly Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code additions, revisions, and deletions. Refer to the following sources for information on the code updates:
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Texas Medicaid: Adjustment reimbursement methods coming soonÂ
Texas Medicaid: Prior autorization updates for certain medications
MLN Connects News
2024 Medicare Part B Deductible.
The annual deductible for all Medicare Part B beneficiaries will be $240 in 2024, an increase of $14 from the annual deductible of $226 in 2023.
Discarded Drugs and Biologicals:
When to Use JW and JZ Modifiers.
Read updated JW and JZ Modifier FAQs for additional clarity on billing with these modifiers (see FAQs 7, 8, and 18–22). CMS posted a new list of billing and payment codes only used for single-dose containers that may require the modifiers, depending on the setting:
BCBS Pharmacy Quarterly Update
Changes Effective October 1, 2023
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UHC June Monthly Overview
Policy and Protocol Updates
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Cigna CoVid Coverage Changes
Changes in coverage effective May 12, 2023
The White House has announced their intent to end both the CoVid-19 National Emergency and Public Health Emergency (PHE) on May 11, 2023.
- Authorizations for facility-to-facility transfers will again be required.
- Patient cost-share will apply to COVID-19 lab tests as well as antiviral and therapeutics approved by the U.S Food & Drug Administration (FDA).
- For most benefit plans, COVID-19 vaccines will be covered at 100 percent under the preventive benefit (same as the flu shot) when customers go to an in-network provider.
- Over-the-counter COVID-19 tests will no longer be covered.
Cigna Coverage Changes
UHC March Overview is Here.
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