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Providers who have conducted Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) testing or
provided treatment for uninsured individuals with a COVID-19 diagnosis on or
after February 4, 2020 can file claims through the Health Resources &
Services Administration (HRSA). The HRSA COVID-19 Claims Reimbursement program
provides claims reimbursement to health care providers who provide treatment
for uninsured individuals when COVID-19 is the primary reason for treatment.
The HRSA COVID-19 Uninsured Program Portal is NOW open!
Providers may sign up, begin submitting claims electronically, and begin
receiving reimbursement now at: coviduninsuredclaim.linkhealth.com
.
Providers should check for
Medicaid, Medicare, or other insurance coverage prior to using this source of
reimbursement. **Recipients with full Medicaid and/or Medicare will not be eligible for testing or
treatment through this program, since they are insured. Providers should only
file claims through the HRSA program if Medicaid claims are denied.
For detailed instructions
about the HRSA program, view Frequently Asked Questions.
Alabama Medicaid Agency has submitted and received approval on a State
Plan Amendment with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to allow
coverage of COVID-19 testing for the uninsured.
Alabama Medicaid will implement this State Plan Amendment if funds from
the HRSA COVID-19 Claims Reimbursement program are exhausted. At this time,
Medicaid will not pay claims for uninsured COVID-19 testing since this is
available for providers through the HRSA portal. If funds from the HRSA
COVID-19 Claims Reimbursement program are exhausted, Medicaid stands ready to
implement the system changes necessary for billing COVID-19 testing for the
uninsured. If this occurs, a retroactive effective date will be added to the
system to ensure claims for uninsured COVID-19 tests conducted during the
implementation of system changes will be reimbursed.
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