Effective on and after August 15, 2016, all Informational Letters published include a modifier after the Informational Letter number that designates which program(s) the Informational Letter applies to. The modifiers are: MC for Managed Care, FFS for Fee-for-Service and D for Dental. For example, Informational letters that pertain to managed care are designated with the letters "MC" at the end of the Informational Letter number. All Informational Letters for 2018, regardless of modifier, are included here. For more information see IL 1710 [1].
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| Letter # | Description | Issue Date | Effective Date | |
| 1908-MC-FFS-D [2] | Same Day Billing for Multiple Encounters with Multiple Diagnoses | 05/17/2018 | Immediately | |
| 1907-MC-FFS [3] | Iowa Medicaid Pharmacy Program Changes High Dose Opioids | 05/17/2018 | 07/01/2018 | |
| 1905-MC-FFS-D [4] | IA Health Link- Managed Care Wraparound Payments | 05/07/2018 | Immediately | |
| 1904-MC-FFS [5] | Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Settings Extension Date | 05/03/2018 | Upon Receipt | |
| 1903-MC-FFS [6] | Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Quality Assurance Oversight Reviews | 04/25/2018 | Upon Receipt | |
| 1902-MC-FFS [7] | Iowa Medicaid Pharmacy Program Changes | 04/26/2018 | 06/01/2018 | |
| 1901-MC-FFS [8] | Emergency Room (ER) Visits and Emergency Diagnosis Codes | 04/23/2018 | 07/01/2018 | |
| 1900-FFS-D [9] | Iowa Medicaid Provider Enrollment Tips | 04/12/2018 | Immediately | |
| 1899-FFS [10] | Timely Filing Reminder | 04/12/2018 | Immediately | |
| 1897-MC-FFS [11] | Physician-Administered Drugs and National Drug Code (NDC) Billing Requirements Update | 04/12/2018 | 06/01/2018 | |
| 1894-MC-FFS [12] | Blood Glucose Monitor Billing | 03/05/2018 | Immediately | |
| 1893-FFS-D [13] | Collection of Outstanding Identified Overpayments | 03/05/2018 | Immediately | |
| 1892-FFS [14] | Reminder of Alien Emergent Medical Condition of Coverage | 03/02/2018 | Immediately | |
| 1891-MC-FFS [15] | Iowa Medicaid Pharmacy Program Changes | 02/20/2018 | 04/01/2018 | |
| 1890-MC-FFS [16] | Accredited Crisis Response Services and Licensed Subacute Mental Health Services | 02/22/2018 | 02/08/2018 | |
| 1889-MC-FFS [17] | IA Health Link Members to Regain Choice | 02/14/2018 | Immediately | |
| 1888-MC-FFS [18] | Election of Hospice Benefits | 02/14/2018 | 02/07/2018 | |
| 1887-MC-FFS [19] | Attestation and Election Form for Drug Purchasers | 02/08/2018 | Immediately | |
| 1886-MC-FFS [20] | Medically Exempt Application Reminders | 02/12/2018 | Upon Receipt | |
| 1885-FFS-D [21] | Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program for Eligible Providers (EPs) | 02/08/2018 | Immediately | |
| 1884-FFS-D [22] | Long Term Care (LTC) Admissions and Medical/Dental Prior Authorizations (PA) Processes | 02/05/2018 | Upon Receipt | |
| 1883-MC [23] | Out-of-Network Reimbursement for Managed Care Claims | 02/05/2018 | Immediately | |
| 1882-MC-FFS [24] |
Low Utilization Payment Adjustment (LUPA) Reimbursement Rate Rebase |
02/05/2018 | Immediately | |
| 1881-MC-FFS [26] | Health Home Services | 01/31/2018 | Immediately | |
| 1880-MC-FFS [27] | Site of Service (SoS) Differential Update | 01/29/2018 | 02/01/2018 | |
| 1879-MC-FFS-D [28] |
Extrapolation of Findings from Program Integrity Reviews |
01/23/2018 | 02/23/2018 | |
| 1878-MC-FFS [30] | Anesthesia Conversion Factor and Base Unit Updates | 01/23/2018 | 02/01/2018 | |
| 1877-FFS-D [31] | Iowa’s Participation in the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2017 Payment Error Rate Measurement (PERM) Program | 01/16/2018 | Upon Receipt | |
| 1876-MC-FFS-D [32] | Change in Provider Enrollment Application Fee | 01/16/2018 | 01/01/2018 | |
| 1875-MC-FFS [33] | Pharmacy Cost of Dispensing Survey | 01/09/2018 | Upon Receipt | |
| 1874-MC-FFS [34] | Provider Enrollment for Chapter 24 Accredited Crisis Response Services and Subacute Mental Health Services | 01/09/2018 | Upon Receipt | |
| 1871-MC-FFS [35] | Multiple Procedure Payment Reductions (MPPR) for Therapy Claims | 01/10/2018 | 01/01/2018 | |