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[Virginia] Clinical Criteria updates

Anthem BCBS·VA · Rheumatology, Oncology, Hematology +6 more·Provider Bulletin
Effective date
Aug 1, 2026
We identified it
Jun 25, 2026
Days to comply
36 days

Summary

HealthKeepers, Inc. (Anthem Medicaid) has revised 44 clinical criteria policies and added 3 new ones effective August 1, 2026, covering medical drug benefit requirements for specialty biologics, monoclonal antibodies, cancer therapeutics, and rare disease treatments. The billing team must review updated medical necessity requirements for each affected drug to ensure claims align with new clinical criteria and avoid denials.

Action Required

Before Aug 1, 2026
By July 15, 2026: Billing team and clinical staff must access HealthKeepers' Clinical Criteria page and download the full policy text for each of the 47 revised/new criteria (CC-0002 through CC-0299). For each affected drug in your formulary, review the updated medical necessity requirements. Update prior authorization workflows, EMR templates, and billing system rules to reflect new clinical criteria edits. Communicate changes to providers prescribing biologics, immunotherapies, and cancer treatments. Establish internal audit process to verify claims for affected medications include supporting documentation per new criteria. Failure to implement updated criteria may result in claim denials for CC-0002, CC-0027, CC-0033, CC-0034, CC-0042, CC-0043, CC-0050, CC-0062, CC-0063, CC-0064, CC-0066, CC-0067, CC-0071, CC-0072, CC-0078, CC-0088, CC-0089, CC-0090, CC-0094, CC-0096, CC-0099, CC-0107, CC-0108, CC-0109, CC-0110, CC-0112, CC-0115, CC-0118, CC-0119, CC-0121, CC-0123, CC-0124, CC-0125, CC-0126, CC-0128, CC-0129, CC-0131, CC-0132, CC-0135, CC-0137, CC-0157, CC-0158, CC-0166, CC-0170, CC-0186, CC-0201, CC-0211, CC-0221, CC-0232, CC-0253, CC-0261, CC-0273, CC-0278, CC-0279, CC-0280, CC-0281, CC-0296, CC-0297, CC-0298, and CC-0299.