All Lakeland Care providers are now required to access CHAMPS to register in the Michigan Medicaid program. Registering in the Michigan Medicaid program does not require you to be a Medicaid FFS provider. The State of Michigan is requiring this change in accordance with the 21st Century Cures Act.
All current and new UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Michigan Medicaid providers, including out-of-state providers, are now required to access CHAMPS to register in the Michigan Medicaid program. Registering in the Michigan Medicaid program does not require you to be a Medicaid FFS provider. Effective January 1, 2018, failure to enroll in CHAMPs will result in claim denials.
Please see the attachment for further details.
Meridian Health and McLaren Health Plan have also confirmed with Lakeland Care that physicians who see any Medicaid, or even simply refer Medicaid patients to Lakeland for any services, MUST ENROLL and ATTEST to their information within the CHAMPS System. Please note that enrolling in CHAMPS does not require you to be a Medicaid FFS Provider.
Here's how you enroll in CHAMPS:
In case you haven't heard, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan (Medicaid) is now requiring all new providers to be enrolled in CHAMPS, due to State policy changes. They warn that failure to enroll could cause unnecessary delays in payment. This applies to both rendering and ordering/referring providers that are servicing Medicaid members. As they receive rosters from Lakeland Care, they will validate each new provider to ensure they are enrolled in CHAMPS. If the provider is not found in CHAMPS, Lakeland Care will notify your office.