Guest guest Posted June 7, 2005 Report Share Posted June 7, 2005 Check out Landmark Healthcare, also. And call local doctors to find out who they provide for. Often this will turn up local insurance networks that you might not have known about. Here in Colorado, USA, many insurance plans do pay for acupuncture. Granted, their rate is slightly less than my cash rate, but you will get patients who wouldn't otherwise pay cash for acupuncture, or who go to you if no one else takes insurance. The paperwork is somewhat cumbersome, but if you work out an organized system, make templates for HCFA forms so that you always fill out the right fields, etc (or get form-filler software for pretty cheap), it is worth it, especially when starting out and you have more time than patients. Eventually, I might farm out my billing to a biller for a cut, but that's a long way off. Sometime the insurers screw around, but maybe I've had good luck - the majority have paid when the plans said they would (except in those instances - like US gov't BC/BS plans - that require an MD to do the AP!). -Ben Hawes ______________ >______________________ > >Message: 2 > Mon, 06 Jun 2005 18:27:55 +0000 > ranchstyle >preparing to accept insurance > >Hey group! This may have been discussed but I searched the archives to no avail....how does a practitioner begin to accept insurance? With whom do I need to file paperwork? >Any responses are greatly appreciated. >Thanks--> >Lisa > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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