{"id":11018,"date":"2022-09-02T11:59:49","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T15:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/?post_type=lsvr_notice&#038;p=7394"},"modified":"2024-09-11T15:51:46","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T19:51:46","slug":"aetna-better-health-medicaid-coverage-discontinued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/aetna-better-health-medicaid-coverage-discontinued\/","title":{"rendered":"Aetna\u00a0Better Health Medicaid Coverage Discontinued"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size\"><strong>Aetna\u00a0Better Health Medicaid Coverage Discontinued<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Aetna Better Health of Pennsylvania (ABH-PA) Medicaid Coverage was Discontinued Wednesday, August 31st, 2022.&nbsp;<\/strong>As of Thursday, September 1, 2022, patients with this plan will no longer be covered by this plan. Letters were sent to ABH-PA plan members to help them with the transition. They can also call the phone number on the back of their card for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a provider, please:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Continue to vaccinate these patients. They are still VFC and medicaid eligible.<\/li><li>Do not charge patients out of pocket for care or vaccine administration.&nbsp;<ul><li>Aetna&nbsp;has a system, detailed in their letter &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Furl4461.phila.gov%2Fls%2Fclick%3Fupn%3DlzwH8cWYAT0ZUdyYH04X5HioSOCDT11-2FQaVwa5-2FcrCBNe3OMr9fdXzdwqwro4orUdUINVTa7y1s-2B7FIDhd-2BOton-2FB9y-2BwDaLN-2FAPeoDxoNiFdanRKjyMivjkyNxJgbFk0-2BN71FB8B1cGxYVlmNXdO3zrzn4ZsHmQVmvC9mUH5GqrteStZ0quUYQEBm6lsnVaW_76_0qfPRZcZQl691jsq1IFhw-2B5lSBHguV4qQwCMHa8wboYQpHK6t5rl-2BnllQSRsj8R4IC4j-2FUNkrSUHAhklVWQJvXTvHp-2BzwyZNTC3Ixt-2BPjaTcPm6ZJ9Q31ieEAm-2Fxmadoimu-2B0DwtiFchjtbt44tPgFsCpRpQeNz5is3C7ITUGjHKJ7PPER3Fwsfu8wI8zkwdaNQW0voUXw-2FIUQTE-2BKIU-2FvACT7zOemkxVTgwId2gxhz4No2d04i0Nu-2FBJW4wLVRHYCoZsV5uE-2BMdwCpQPmO9n1SRw-2BPSPSORAvYYBHBxVIqKni7te6vKzwWX2AelokF-2FdjrZ6zT9DM3yp05Kb3IYwbTMZwmTt-2FkV3tWj8dtXWXCFv7R1PmMionCEVSA5As8blo2P-2FYcx1RgQQWPPmLKvQBhKP9yCYswgzXA3GfiD4AX0bHLjLYZaJXuiLmyCpUsYwpyY8OqWCSLj7cnqnxo9Cu1Bak2pQ03UKIcJ99YK4MGBcANmtX-2F6dkn5lJXuzyZipOnIuJspvBpKzdipqLJn9R11IUvf1vP-2FqSCzBgDJELwjn696GH2fZwaQC8JxDNAjn3kTJ17L7ZqNqhQcRyCPRjnMwC57solywpDzNTAlU-2Fo7IAAG3dIf3N99z8gK4rTItXlBJQMLT4LAT1psn5FRqlZd5FsQ1gxj4pBqNeABk9BV-2FMMB02htVqnYWfH1YWKBzJ8-2BMLTDVld9nGBQN-2FU6ndWSJVKlR3l5VjPhofimMDs5rsG-2B8pIWOBcvVZBSDtROe09jHL3DO71wl0d5PgsKwjie-2B7kxDRGc-2BLXBShcgkfw90IapB04-2Bl-2BIOTac-2BYy8vgBGXNCnPX2aOP-2B81X0OZjBYuq9p3L5w1oOwtRRFSyKZl7YS-2FWnSIl0xdfuWS9fcnM2LrAGu-2F0KTSRAn6qPDKTSNlKs-2BVBldLer9CRzZUx0NFB8pjo1UV5Aqtw4r3Aw9JMqgwWnoT-2BagQpEcJhYje3Q-3D-3D&amp;data=05%7C01%7Crishi.sharma%40phila.gov%7C67f7650b935b471bc2b208da8cd2835b%7C2046864f68ea497daf34a6629a6cd700%7C0%7C0%7C637977133021033343%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=i6XHQ6%2BQFmig6T2vByLi1kI%2FQTT%2BmgNHb3%2Fqbv8pwUg%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ABH-PA Provider Claims Process<\/a>,&#8221; to submit claims for care provided.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Support patients&nbsp;identify, or as they identify, a new provider if their&nbsp;new Medicaid plan is out of network. Email our team at&nbsp;<strong>vaccines@phila.gov<\/strong>&nbsp;with any questions.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These changes do not affect the\u00a0<strong>Aetna\u00a0Better Health of Pennsylvania Kids Children\u2019s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)<\/strong>.\u00a0Aetna\u00a0Better Health CHIP will remain in place following the changes to their Medicaid program.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Questions?<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>You can direct questions regarding the closure of ABH-PA to their dedicated mailbox at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:PAMedicaidClosureProviderRelationsMailbox@AETNA.com?subject=&amp;body=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>PAMedicaidClosureProviderRelationsMailbox@AETNA.com<\/u><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other questions can be directed to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:vaccines@phila.gov?subject=&amp;body=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>vaccines@phila.gov<\/u><\/a>. Thank you for keeping Philadelphia safe and healthy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aetna\u00a0Better Health Medicaid Coverage Discontinued Aetna Better Health of Pennsylvania (ABH-PA) Medicaid Coverage was Discontinued Wednesday, August 31st, 2022.&nbsp;As of Thursday, September 1, 2022, patients with this plan will no longer be covered by this plan. 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