Indiana Medicaid Reduces Payment for Transportation Services and Limits Therapy Visits

On December 8, 2010, Indiana Medicaid published two bulletins reducing Medicaid payment for transportation services and limiting the number of therapy visits reimbursable by Indiana Medicaid beginning January 1, 2011. For transportation services (IHCP Bulletin 201057), reimbursement for ambulance transportation services will be reduced by 5 percent and reimbursement for non-ambulance transportation services will be reduced by 10 percent. For therapy services (IHCP Bulletin 201058), reimbursement for speech, occupational and physical therapies will be limited to 25 therapy visits for each type of therapy per rolling 12-month period to all members age 21 or older.

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