Provider News Feed

MCNA is excited to announce a new feature added to our website and Provider Portal. Now you can use our Provider Relations (PR) Territory Map to see which of our skilled PR team members is dedicated to your office and find other important contact information.

If you are a provider who has been displaced due to flooding and are unable to provide services from the location at which you are currently enrolled with Iowa Medicaid, there is no need to enroll a temporary location. Instead, you may continue to utilize your enrollment information, including location address, that is currently on file with Iowa Medicaid. If services are being rendered at a temporary location due to flooding, please indicate this on your patients’ charts. Please refer to the Informational Letter No. 2615-MC-FFS-D from HHS for more.

We have updated our Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs). Our approved 2024 CPGs can be found under the "Guides and Tools" section of our website and the "Support and Downloads" page in the Provider Portal.

The next issue of MCNA’s provider newsletter, Dental Details, is now available! Check your email or download the latest issue.

In this issue:

• Recent Changes to MCNA's Provider Portal

• 2024 CDT Code Changes

• Recognizing Dentists and Dental Hygienists

• New Clinical Practice Guidelines

• Question of the Quarter

If you are not subscribed to receive the newsletter each quarter, you can easily sign up by clicking “Manage Your Mailing List” in your Provider Portal account. We also recommend that you check your Mailing List periodically to ensure the email addresses for your office are up-to-date.

Claims clearinghouse Change Healthcare recently experienced a cyber security issue that may have affected your practice's ability to submit patient claims and prior authorizations. Claims received through alternative methods will result in timely processing and payment. Please read our provider bulletin to learn more.

The spring months are a great time to celebrate dental professionals. March 6th is National Dentist’s Day, and the second week of April is Dental Hygienists’ Week. On behalf of MCNA, thank you for the great dental care you provide and the positive impact you make on oral health in your community.

MCNA is excited to announce an enhancement to our system that allows providers to report when a member has missed a dental appointment. With this enhancement, MCNA continues to support your practice in the reduction of missed appointments. Read our provider bulletin to find out how. 

MCNA has adopted new Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs). Our approved CPGs can be downloaded from the "Support and Downloads" page in the Provider Portal, or from MCNA's website.

MCNA would like to inform you about changes to CDT service codes and their nomenclature that may affect your office. The American Dental Association’s (ADA’s) updates to service codes for 2024 went into effect on January 1, 2024. Please read our provider bulletin to learn more. 

A new version of the Iowa Dental Wellness Plan Provider Manual went into effect on November 7, 2023. Please read our provider bulletin for more information. You can download a copy of the new Provider Manual directly at https://manuals.mcna.net/iowa.