Thank you so much for your help!Unless Anthem is going to back date the effective date of the provider's contract to cover the dates of service that the patient has received checks for, then yes, the patient needs to cash the checks and if she hasn't already paid your office pay you what she owes.
If Anthem is going to back the effective date to cover all of her visits or to some degree that would cover some of her visits, then it is likely easier for her to not cash the checks. I work for an insurance company and it easier for us if the patient hasn't cashed the check because we can put a stop pay on the check and then reprocess the claim to issue the payment to the provider.
You're welcome. I try to help where I can with the information and knowledge I have working for health insurance companies for over 20 years.Thank you so much for your help!
Thank you so much for help!Unless Anthem is going to back date the effective date of the provider's contract to cover the dates of service that the patient has received checks for, then yes, the patient needs to cash the checks and if she hasn't already paid your office pay you what she owes.
If Anthem is going to back the effective date to cover all of her visits or to some degree that would cover some of her visits, then it is likely easier for her to not cash the checks. I work for an insurance company and it easier for us if the patient hasn't cashed the check because we can put a stop pay on the check and then reprocess the claim to issue the payment to the provider.
Unless Anthem is going to back date the effective date of the provider's contract to cover the dates of service that the patient has received checks for, then yes, the patient needs to cash the checks and if she hasn't already paid your office pay you what she owes.
If Anthem is going to back the effective date to cover all of her visits or to some degree that would cover some of her visits, then it is likely easier for her to not cash the checks. I work for an insurance company and it easier for us if the patient hasn't cashed the check because we can put a stop pay on the check and then reprocess the claim to issue the payment to the provider.
Unless Anthem is going to back date the effective date of the provider's contract to cover the dates of service that the patient has received checks for, then yes, the patient needs to cash the checks and if she hasn't already paid your office pay you what she owes.
If Anthem is going to back the effective date to cover all of her visits or to some degree that would cover some of her visits, then it is likely easier for her to not cash the checks. I work for an insurance company and it easier for us if the patient hasn't cashed the check because we can put a stop pay on the check and then reprocess the claim to issue the payment to the provider.
Yes the patient needs to cash the check because that is part of her out of network agreement with her insurance. The insurance is paying for the services that were provided by your provider at a out of network reimbursement rate, unfortunately they send the payment to the patient instead of the provider. Even if you're trying to get credentialed with the insurance, that credentialing effective date may be past the date of service and she will still need to sign the reimbursement check.
Yes the patient needs to cash the check because that is part of her out of network agreement with her insurance. The insurance is paying for the services that were provided by your provider at a out of network reimbursement rate, unfortunately they send the payment to the patient instead of the provider. Even if you're trying to get credentialed with the insurance, that credentialing effective date may be past the date of service and she will still need to sign the reimbursement check.
Thank you!Yes the patient needs to cash the check because that is part of her out of network agreement with her insurance. The insurance is paying for the services that were provided by your provider at a out of network reimbursement rate, unfortunately they send the payment to the patient instead of the provider. Even if you're trying to get credentialed with the insurance, that credentialing effective date may be past the date of service and she will still need to sign the reimbursement check.