Tennessee Medicaid Delays ADHD Episode Of Care

On December 5, 2016, the Tennessee Division of Health Care Finance & Administration (HCFA) announced a one-year delay to starting the performance period for its Medicaid episode of care related to children diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Participating provider organizations will have an additional year of preview reporting before the ADHD performance period begins January 1, 2018.

This additional time will also allow TennCare Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) to implement the design changes. Provider organizations will also have additional time to make changes to their services, coding practices, and business practices to be successful with the . . .