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The hospice benefit is designed to meet the needs of participants with life-limiting illnesses and to help their families cope with related problems and feelings. Hospice care is an approach to treatment that recognizes that the impending death of an individual warrants a change in focus from curative care to palliative care.

MO HealthNet News

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Date Volume Number Subject Type Program
10/06/2022 The Cuff Kit Project Information Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
09/27/2022 Telemedicine: Here to Stay! Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
09/19/2022 Reminder for Children's Division Residential and Treatment Foster Care Providers Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
09/15/2022 45-24 HIPPA X12 835 Remittance Advice Transactions Bulletins All MO HealthNet Providers
08/31/2022 45-22 Nursing Home Program Revised Bulletins Hospice
08/31/2022 New Resources and Training Materials for Providers Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
08/30/2022 Health Help On-Demand Training Sessions! Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
08/25/2022 RSV Prophylaxis Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
08/25/2022 1915(c) Home and Community-Based Waivers (HCBS) Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) Waivers Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
08/17/2022 45-19 National Correct Coding Initiative Medically Unlikely Edits Bulletins All MO HealthNet Providers
07/29/2022 45-11 Telemedicine Originating Site Rate Increase Bulletins All MO HealthNet Providers
07/18/2022 Telemedicine (Update) Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
07/14/2022 Immunizations for Dual Eligible Participants (Update) Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
07/14/2022 Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) Devices for Dual Eligible Participants Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
07/08/2022 Proper Billing for Drugs Billed to MO HealthNet Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers