All,
I would be curious to know how people are dealing with the medi-share type plans. We have always returned the checks they issue to us and have billed the patients because the checks coming from the medi share plan always indicate "payment in full" and, as you can imagine, they are not paying in full.
I currently have one "plan" telling me that since we returned the check, they have no choice but to remit the check to the patient but that they will give us one more chance to accept the pennies on the dollar they initially paid to us. If we don't accept assignment, we will have to bill the patient and they will provide the member with balance bill defense. The letter is written by their attorney and includes a lot of gibberish about ERISA and the "prudent man" standard in what appears to be an attempt to obfuscate the situation because I don't think ERISA is in play here.
Any experience you can provide with these people would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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[Sheila] [Witous] [MBA, CPA, CGMA]
[Chief Administrative Officer]
[Radiology, Inc.]
[South Bend] [IN]
[(574) 258-1100 ext. 205]
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