by Pete Crutchley | May 29, 2019 | Medical Billing News
Top up (or GAP) invoices – asking the patient to agree to pay the difference between a consultant’s fee and the fee an insurance company is prepared to pay. The discussion concerning them seems to take place more in whispers than anything else. And...
by Pete Crutchley | Dec 14, 2017 | Medical Billing News
It is depressing the number of times I hear potential clients criticising insurance companies. In my experience the reasons normally cited are incorrect. Far from it. I’ve lost track how often I’ve been told an insurance company won’t pay for...
by Pete Crutchley | Nov 27, 2017 | Medical Billing News
I argue with medical insurance companies all the time. Let me, however, be very specific about when and why I argue with them. I argue with them when I think they are wrong or when I think they have made a mistake. Real Life Example A real example from this...
by Pete Crutchley | Jan 4, 2017 | Medical Billing News
Yes you can but only with the insurance companies permission! This question arose from a group of consultants who referred patients to each other but always seemed to have problems in getting the invoice paid. Following a conversation with the insurance...
by Pete Crutchley | Nov 9, 2016 | Medical Billing News
Take, for example, a patient who requires an injection which may be performed at a consultation. Thus you raise an invoice for, as an example, £185 [£90 for the consultation and £95 for the injection] BUT…. Upon receipt of the invoice by the patient’s insurance...