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DME Town Hall FAQ - September 2025
Alaska Medicaid·AK · PM&R (Physical Medicine & Rehab), Physical Therapy, Pulmonology·Program Update
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Jun 21, 2026
Summary
Alaska Medicaid held a DME town hall addressing various billing and administrative issues. Key updates include new DME fee schedule by mid-October, updated billing manual by end of October, and guidance that all DME service authorization requests are sent to nurse review with 5-day turnaround time.
Action Required
Monitor for DME fee schedule updates by mid-October 2025 and updated DME billing manual by end of October 2025. For Alaska Medicaid DME providers: expect all service authorization requests to go to nurse review with 5-day turnaround, and send second-level appeal inquiries to doh.hcs.2ndlevel.provider.appeals@alaska.gov. Watch for upcoming TPL guidance in October town hall.