Health insurance companies normally require prior authorization for medications, durable medical equipment (DME) and medical services, and insurance authorization services are available to help handle the administrative burden associated with the process. However, the...
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) improved Americans’ access to healthcare, but a recent report in the New York Times highlights the fact that many people may be still underinsured. This makes medical eligibility verification all the more important for healthcare...
The annual meeting of the Congress of Delegates (COD), the American Academy of Family Physicians’ (AAFP) policy-making body, was held Sept. 19-21 in Orlando. The Reference Committee on Practice Enhancement discussed 17 resolutions. Family physicians aired...
Recent reports indicate that the federal government is planning to perform additional insurance eligibility verification for people who enroll outside of the enrollment period. According to a Wall Street Journal report published earlier this year, the government’s...
One of the things DME suppliers need to have a clear idea of is CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) insurance verification. With a growing number of people experiencing sleep disorders, particularly OSA (Obstructive Sleep Apnea), the demand for CPAP devices is...