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Molina Healthcare of KY
Governor Andy Beshear has announced effective January 1, 2021 two new MCOs will be assuming Medicaid claims processing in Kentucky. One of those companies is Molina of KY. It is always your decision to credential with any insurance company. The KAC just wanted to...
Anthem 10-7
Anthem has been denying codes 98940/98941 as not covered by this provider type. We have reached out to Anthem executives about this issue and sent several examples to them. Anthem has informed us that they have identified the system issue that was causing these...
2021 Health Insurance Open Enrollment
All KAC members have the amazing perk of the KAC health plan as a membership benefit. Open enrollment is just around the corner starting November 1st. If you are planning to make a change, make sure to check out the KAC Health Insurance Plan as it may save your office...
Campbellsville University Chiropractic School Update
Dear Kentucky Association of Chiropractors, Campbellsville University is excited about the prospects for our new Chiropractic School. Despite the Covid-19 epidemic, the university is continuing with its quest to establish Kentucky’s first chiropractic...
New ABN Required
Do you have the current ABN in place in your office? After August 31 you need to use the form that expires 6/30/2023, otherwise, your ABN's may be invalid. Watch this 30-minute class detailing the new ABN form and instructions for use. it's free for KAC members and...
Evidence for decreased Neurologic Pain Signature activation following thoracic spinal manipulation in healthy volunteers and participants with neck pain
NeuroImage: Clinical Volume 24, 2019, 102042This study examined the impact on the neurological pain system (NPS) on health individuals of spinal manipulation. They tested utilizing an A-P adjustment to the thoracic spine finding that the spinal manipulation did alter...
Paycheck Protection Plan Flexibility Act
On 06/03/2020, the US Senate passed the Paycheck Protection Plan Flexibility Act and is sending it to the President for his signature. We expect the President will sign this bill that will assist chiropractic physicians who have obtained or will be obtaining a PPP...
New Medicaid MCO Contracts Awarded
On May 29th, Governor Beshear announced the new Medicaid MCO contracts that will take effect on January 1st, 2021. There will continue to be five MCO's with Aetna Better Health, Humana, and Wellcare having their contracts renewed. Molina Healthcare and...
Second Round of HHS Funds Now Being Deposited
A few weeks ago, we informed you of a new round of Provider Relief Funds that were becoming available. If you received the initial HHS funding in April, you qualify to apply for the second round of funds. You will have to apply and include information from your 2018...
Updated Massage Therapy Guidance Released
Today the official guidance for massage therapy to reopen was released on the Healthy as Work Website. The full document can be reviewed here. The official guidance released today has changed from the guidance that was released earlier from the massage therapy board....
KBCE Allows On-Line CEU
On Friday, May 15th KBCE released a statement announcing the changes to the online CE allowance for the 2021 renewal cycle. As we mentioned last week, all 12 CE hours can be obtained online for our March renewal. The 6 hours of required CE for Peer Review...
New PPP Guidance – Forgiveness On Loans Under 2 Million
Some doctors have had concerns about the requirement to satisfy the certification indicating that the “[c]urrent economic uncertainty makes this loan request necessary to support the ongoing operations of the Applicant.” As a result, some doctors have been concerned...
COVID-19: Immunology and treatment options
Clin Immunol. 2020 Jun; 215: 108448https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7185015/ This is a great article detailing the interaction of COVID-19 with the body. It discusses the method of infection through the ACE2 receptors and the variations in different...
KBCE Changes CE Requirements
Today during the KBCE meeting, there were several items discussed. We will be creating a meeting recap that will be posted on the KAC website next week. One item of note that we would like to inform you of is a change to the Continuing Education (CE) requirements for...
Licensed Massage Therapist To Reopen
Based on guidance that has been posted on the Kentucky Board of Licensure for Massage Therapy (KMT) website, licensed massage therapists (LMT) may reopen on May 25th. They do have a six-page document with guidance for how this reopening will occur. This guidance is...