November 2012

The news that so many local healthcare providers and Maryland medical billing companies have long awaited: Carefirst now allows for the electronic submission of Medicare secondary claims! This is a huge time and money saver when handling those secondary claims that did not automatically crossover from Medicare to Carefirst. This change actually became effective back

NO! While the practice of routinely waiving a patient’s co-pay or balance may seem like a harmless favor, it actually can be a violation of a provider’s contract with insurance companies. Several of our clients have asked us directly if it is OK to accept insurance payments and then make a courtesy adjustment on the