Below are some quotes and links that might help with the insurance submissions. If you receive a denial, hang in there — it’s common. Get the insurance company’s reasons for the denial and refute the reasons one by one. Insurance companies’ representatives (like so many others) don’t always know what apraxia is and leap to …
Insure Kids Now Children’s Health Insurance Program HCFA
Organization: PA Health Law Project Guiding principles for dealing with insurance companies: Document everything Don’t rely totally on physicians and providers Appeal Be persistent What to do when you’re told the service or equipment isn’t covered: Determine what is covered: Don’t believe everything you’re told For employer provided commercial plans or COBRA plans: ask your …
Don’t take denials personally; it’s all in the code. A great code to use if you have a child with apraxia, according to the medical experts from the Cherab Foundation, is 781.3 which is “lack of muscle coordination /coordination disorder.” This shows a physical diagnosis, which is typically covered, versus a developmental diagnosis, which is …
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Quotes that May Help With Insurance Submissions For Apraxia
Posted: June 26, 2006 by cherab
Below are some quotes and links that might help with the insurance submissions. If you receive a denial, hang in there — it’s common. Get the insurance company’s reasons for the denial and refute the reasons one by one. Insurance companies’ representatives (like so many others) don’t always know what apraxia is and leap to …
Category: Advocacy, Apraxia, Disorders, Resources Tags: advocacy, insurance
Low Cost or Free Health Insurance
Posted: June 25, 2006 by cherab
Insure Kids Now Children’s Health Insurance Program HCFA
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Strategies that May Help You Deal With Insurance Companies and HMOs
Posted: June 25, 2006 by cherab
Organization: PA Health Law Project Guiding principles for dealing with insurance companies: Document everything Don’t rely totally on physicians and providers Appeal Be persistent What to do when you’re told the service or equipment isn’t covered: Determine what is covered: Don’t believe everything you’re told For employer provided commercial plans or COBRA plans: ask your …
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Insurance Resources
Posted: June 25, 2006 by cherab
Don’t take denials personally; it’s all in the code. A great code to use if you have a child with apraxia, according to the medical experts from the Cherab Foundation, is 781.3 which is “lack of muscle coordination /coordination disorder.” This shows a physical diagnosis, which is typically covered, versus a developmental diagnosis, which is …
Category: Advocacy, Apraxia, Resources, Therapy Tags: advocacy, code, insurance