Georgia State Plan opens health plan for employees, retirees and teachers Open Enrollment is here for Georgia State health plan participants. After a year of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia exclusively servicing all employees, retirees and teachers, they will have a second option of United Healthcare/ United Behavioral Health. Blue Cross and Blue…
Can you waive/ reduce PATATIENT’S copay or coinsurance The simple answer is NO! When you submit a claim to insurance you agree to the terms of the insurance contract, or individual policy. In the agreed upon policy the patient has agreed upon their financial responsibility for care. Medicare & Medicare consider it FRAUDULENT to…
Actress Faye Grant in contested divorce with husband actor Stephen Collins tapes husband while in therapy session This topic is being shared with the mental health community as this taping was done in a colleague’s workspace and what are your thoughts on the taping? As this could happen to you, what can…
Does your NPI have you current name? NPI UPDATE FORM – CMS10114 Have you you been married, divorced or separated? If this is you, spend three minutes to confirm how your name is registered with your NPI. Some insurance companies cross check the NPI registration diligently and others don’t currently. But, what if your payor changes…
Is Sleeping with the TV on Good or Bad for Mental Health? Many people fall asleep with the TV on. Some people do this because it keeps them from thinking about things that would keep them awake. Others do it because the dim light lulls them to sleep. It doesn’t matter why you keep…
Originally scheduled for implementation for October 1, 2014 has been extended a year. President Obama signed into law legislation (HR-4302) that delays the conversion to ICD-10 diagnostic and procedure codes until at least October 1, 2015.
HumanaOne LifeSynch not covered without signing a separate form HumanaOne, LifeSynch is the policy that individuals who sign up through the Affordable Care Act receive. The policy premiums are paid directly by the patient, versus automatically being deducted from their payroll check. Meaning lack of payment can effect eligibility of policy, therefore claims to be…
How To Rebuild Your Marriage After A Separation By: Leslie Cane: I sometimes hear from wives who are both happy, relieved, reluctant, and worried all at the same time. They are happy because it appears that their husband might be considering coming back to them or at least “trying again” after the separation. But, they are…
Abandonment and Desertion in Divorce Information Provided by: Divorce Source, Inc. When one spouse just up and leaves the marriage, the other may have a fault ground for divorce — abandonment, which is also known as desertion, a term with very unfavorable connotation. Abandonment means that one spouse has left the other without consent, but…
Mental Health providers are much different than typical doctors who can load 10 different offices and see multiple patients in a hour. A mental health professional can only see one patient in a hour, unless there is a group session or a family counseling session. This is why it is important to control your “No-Shows.” …
