Why is it important to verify patient’s insurance?
Most people/ patient’s are not aware of the insurance benefits. Never-mind, what is their responsibility at the time of service.
Why is it important for me the provider?
We all have heard or experienced rising health insurance costs. This is exemplified as insurance companies are passing on higher cost to the patient’s at the doctors office. This cost is reflected in patients having higher co-payments or deductibles.
Co-payments It is common for a patient to have a $45 or $50 co-payment.
Deductible It is common for a patient to have a $2,000 or $4,000 deductible. Which means that insurance will not pay until the patient reaches that amount in medical expenses.
As a provider, you will receive no income, unless you collect the payment directly from the patient at the time of service.
Where do you submit mental health claims?
Often Mental Health claims are treated differently than health insurance claims. This means that the claims are not always submitted to the insurance company on the front of the insurance card. But, mental health claims are submitted to a third party insurance company for accurate processing. In the verification, we will confirm who receives the mental health claims.
