Last Week
• Posted by Provider Relations
Fidelis care would like to inform all participating providers that we will be conducting an Access & Availability Survey in the coming weeks. This survey ensures that providers are meeting NYS mandated Access & Availability standards for all Fidelis Care members.
The survey will assess:
Timeliness of appointment scheduling based on appointment type. For example:
Routine Care
Urgent Care
Non-Urgent Sick Visit
After Hours Availability
Accuracy of provider directory information.
This applies to Primary Care Providers, OB/GYNs, Oncologists, and Behavioral Health Providers.
Typical reasons for non-compliance include:
Appointment scheduling timeframes do not meet state guidelines.
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Last Week
• Posted by Provider Relations
As part of New York’s Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) initiative, the NY 1115 Waiver introduced the Social Care Networks (SCN) Program, a transformative model focused on integrating social care into healthcare delivery. The SCN program encourages partnerships across health and social services to address Medicaid members' diverse needs, such as food insecurity, housing instability, and lack of transportation. Many of these services may become reimbursable to a member under the provision of this waiver.
How the SCN Program Works:
Eligible Medicaid, MAP, MLTC, and HARP Members have access to a wide range of free services through the local Social Care Network (SCN),
Last Week
• Posted by Provider Relations
Fidelis Care would like to inform providers of a postpartum visit incentive being offered through the New York State (NYS) Medicaid program. This program will provide an additional payment to the current NYS Medicaid reimbursement for comprehensive, timely postpartum visits provided to Medicaid Managed Care (MMC)/Fidelis Care Medicaid members. The incentive payment will apply to postpartum visits for deliveries that occurred from July 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025.
Providers who delivered a person-centered comprehensive postpartum visit as outlined by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists clinical guidelines, including a postpartum depression screen, to Fidelis Care members within 12 weeks
7/14/2025
• Posted by Provider Relations
Fidelis Care has received notice from the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) of new compliance program requirements for Medicaid participating providers.
Effective April 2020, for New York State (NYS) Social Services Law (SSL) §363-d, and effective December 28, 2022, for the corresponding regulations at 18 New York Codes, Rules and Regulations (NYCRR) Subpart 521-1, NYS Medicaid providers shall adopt, implement, and maintain effective compliance programs aimed at detecting fraud, waste, and abuse in the NYS Medicaid program.
Who is Required to Have a Compliance Program?
NYS Social Services Law (SOS) § 363-d and Title 18 of the New York Codes, Rules
7/11/2025
• Posted by Provider Relations
In an effort to streamline provider demographic changes and provider termination requests, Fidelis Care has created two new electronic forms for providers to use. Please use these forms to submit changes under a singular TIN. In order to expedite the request, all fields on the forms are required. If not complete, the request will be delayed.
Forms available on fideliscare.org:
Provider Demographic Change Request Form
Provider Termination Request Form
Once completed, the forms can be submitted electronically to SMProviderAttestationUpdates@fideliscare.org. In the subject line of the email, please enter Demographic Change/Termination Request for "Your Provider/Group Name" in "Your County" (i.e. Demographic Change Request
7/2/2025
• Posted by Fidelis Care
CIUDAD DE LONG ISLAND, NY (10 de Junio de 2025) Fidelis Care, un plan de salud estatal con más de 2.4 millones de miembros en el Estado de Nueva York y una empresa de Centene Corporation, ha abierto el proceso de solicitud de su programa de subvenciones de salud materna de 2025. Las subvenciones, abiertas para proveedores de atención médica y organizaciones comunitarias de Nueva York, tienen el objeto de financiar programas que apoyen estrategias innovadoras en atención posparto y salud mental materna. La solicitud está disponible en fideliscare.org/maternal-grant. La fecha límite para presentar la solicitud es el 8 de Julio de 2025 a las 5 p.m.
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