26-292 Provider Communications Posted Online and Operations Manual Updates for February 2026
Date: 03/06/26
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The tables below outline provider communications posted online and operations manual changes made in February 2026.
- Communications posted online: Includes the posting date, material number and title, type of notice, applicable audience and lines of business, and a summary of the communication.
- Provider operations manual changes (for physicians and practitioners, participating physician groups (PPGs), hospitals, and ancillary providers): Includes the effective date of the change, document name (and path to section where document is located), audience, affected lines of business and URLs, and a summary of the change.
Communications posted online in February 2026
Date, number and title | Type of notice | Audience | Lines of business | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2/3/26 26-081m (PDF), Empower Patient Health With Annual Preventive Care Visits | News & Announcements | Physicians/Practitioners PPGs Hospitals Ancillary | Medicare Advantage (HMO) | Refer to the information and tips included in this flyer, which focuses on the importance of annual preventive care visits. It includes topics you should discuss with patients and key screenings, tests, and vaccinations based on a patient’s condition and needs. |
2/27/26 26-248m (PDF), Quick Reference Guide – Prescribing Diabetes Drugs | News & Announcements | Physicians/Practitioners PPGs
| Medicare Advantage (HMO) | Use this guide to learn how to look up member prescription benefits and avoid the need for represcribing less costly alternative medications. It includes a link to the real-time prescription benefit tool. |
Provider operations manual changes in February 2026
Effective Date | Document name (and path) | Audience | Lines of business and URL | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2/6/26
| Coverage Explanation (under Benefits > Chiropractic) | Physicians/Practitioners PPGs | Updated these documents to remove reference to the FitOn Health fitness program, which is no longer available for Medicare patients in 2026. FitOn Health has also been removed from the Contacts section in the Provider Library.
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2/6/26
| Complimentary Supplemental Benefits | Physicians/Practitioners PPGs Hospitals Ancillary |
This information applies to Physicians, Practitioners, Participating Physician Groups (PPGs), Hospitals, Ancillary Providers, and Behavioral Health Providers.