Reminder: US Family Health Plan transition

REQUIREMENTS: - By December 31, 2026: Billing team must verify your practice's contract status with Brighton Marine by contacting ProviderTeam@brighton-marine.org. If not currently contracted, submit contracting application immediately to remain in-network for USFHP. - By December 31, 2026: Verify all individual providers in the practice are credentialed with Brighton Marine. Providers currently credentialed through Tufts Health Plan Commercial for USFHP will be auto-accepted through their recredentialing date; all others must submit new credentialing applications to Brighton Marine. - Effective January 1, 2027: Update billing system to route all USFHP claims for dates of service on or after 1/1/27 to Signature Performance (Brighton Marine's claims processor), not Tufts Health Plan. - Through April 30, 2027: Continue processing pre-1/1/27 claims through Tufts Health Plan as usual; ensure claims are filed by April 30, 2027 deadline. - After April 30, 2027: All USFHP claims must be submitted to Signature Performance. Claims filed after this date will be denied if they are for DOS prior to 1/1/27. - Ongoing: Monitor USFamilyHealth.org/for-providers/ for updated Provider Manual, new credentialing instructions, and demographic update procedures. CONSEQUENCES: Practices without Brighton Marine contracts will be removed from USFHP network. Claims submitted to wrong processor or after deadlines will be denied.