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  1. How do providers and mental health providers become part of the Missouri Care Health Plan provider network?
  2. Where do providers send a claim?
  3. Who do providers call with questions about a claim payment or claim status?
  4. How do providers order a current Provider Manual, Directory and/or Preferred Drug List?
  5. How do I find out who my provider representative is?
  6. If a member is pregnant and has been assigned to a Primary Care Obstetrician (PCO), can she continue to see her regular Primary Care Provider (PCP)?
  7. How do providers obtain authorizations from Missouri Care Health Plan?
  8. How do providers verify enrollment of a patient?
  9. What services are covered by Missouri Care Health Plan?
  10. How can MC+ recipients switch to Missouri Care Health Plan?
  11. Is a Prior Authorization required for psychiatric consults for patients who are medically hospitalized?

1) How do providers and mental health providers become part of the Missouri Care Health Plan provider network?

 

Please contact our Provider Relations Department for an application.

Missouri Care Health Plan
2404 Forum Blvd.
Columbia, MO 65203
(800) 322-6027



 

2) Where do providers send a claim?

 

Missouri Care Claims Submission
P.O. Box 61625
Phoenix, AZ 85082-1625

Resubmissions should be sent to the same address – marked as resubmissions on the envelope.



 

3) Who do providers call with questions about a claim payment or claim status?

 

Providers should contact the Claim Inquiry/Claim Research Unit in our Claims Department at (800) 322-6027, option 3.



 

4) How do providers order a current Provider Manual, Directory and/or Preferred Drug List?

 

Providers may call the Provider Relations Department at (800) 322-6027, or contact their assigned provider representative. A copy of the preferred drug list is included on this Web site.



 

5) How do I find out who my provider representative is?

 

Missouri Care Health Plan assigns every network provider a representative. Provider representatives are in regular contact with providers and/or office staff. Providers may confirm the name and phone number of their provider representative by calling the Provider Relations Department at (800) 322-6027.



 

6) If a member is pregnant and has been assigned to a Primary Care Obstetrician (PCO), can she continue to see her regular Primary Care Provider (PCP)?

 

Yes. The member may see her PCP for non-pregnancy related issues. However, if the member wishes, she may obtain all medical care from her PCO. The PCO may refer her to a specialist, if necessary. The member ID card will always have the PCP name printed on the card even though the member selects a PCO for her pregnancy.



 

7) How do providers obtain authorizations from Missouri Care Health Plan?

 

Providers may contact the Prior-Authorization Unit seven days per week, 24 hours per day by calling (800) 322-6027. Providers may also fax requests for authorizations to Missouri Care Health Plan at (573) 441-2198.

For mental health services, providers may contact our Behavioral Health Care Managment unit seven days per week, 24 hours per day by calling (800) 889-4073. Providers may also fax requests for authorizations to Missouri Care Behavioral Health at (866) 543-2385.



 

8) How do providers verify enrollment of a patient?

 

A provider may verify enrollment of a member several ways:

  • By contacting our Member Services Department at (800) 322-6027 to verify enrollment.
  • By calling the Interactive Voice Response at (800) 392-0938 (you must have your 9-digit provider Medicaid number to access this information). Refer to page 5 of the Missouri Medicaid Professional Billing Booklet dated August 2001 for more information.
  • By setting up Internet access with the State of Missouri Medicaid Web site at www.emomed.com.

 

9) What services are covered by Missouri Care Health Plan?

 

Please refer to the benefit summary page on this Web site for a brief description of covered benefits. For a more complete description of benefits, please refer to the member handbook also included on this Web site.



 

10) How can MC+ recipients switch to Missouri Care Health Plan?

 

MC+ recipients may only switch health plans during open enrollment or in cases of medical necessity. Open enrollment dates and additional information may be obtained by calling the MC+ Help Line at (800) 348-6627.



 

11) Is a Prior Authorization required for psychiatric consults for patients who are medically hospitalized?

 

Prior Authorization is not required for inpatient consults. However, we do require notification within 24 hours with a copy of the completed consult.