Elizabeth Marks, AHP’s Senior Strategy Consultant, teamed up with her colleagues at Risk Strategies to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on higher education student health and employee programs and how to manage them going forward.
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Got Coverage? Three options for ensuring your students have access to health insurance
When it comes to student health insurance, one size does not fit all. Here are the three options you can use to offer your students a health insurance plan.
Continue readingWhy require student health insurance?
Let’s face it, student health insurance isn’t the most fun or interesting topic to talk about. Nonetheless, it is an essential part of any active and thriving college campus.
Continue readingWhat is Prior-Authorization & Why do Insurance Companies Require it?
“This procedure/medication will require prior-authorization.” Words that no patient wants to hear when they are ready to proceed with a doctor-approved treatment plan for their medical concerns. However, it is one of the utilization management tools that insurance companies have developed to determine whether certain prescribed procedures, services, and medications are medically necessary, or whether there is an equally effective treatment available to the patient.
Continue readingWhat to do when your insurance claim is denied? A high-level overview of the appeal process.
Imagine opening your mail to find a surprise bill from a medical provider due to a denied claim. Now imagine that preauthorization for your child’s lifesaving procedure was denied. These are not situations that students, or anyone else, should have to worry about. A denial from the insurance company can be disheartening, but there are steps that can be taken to appeal the decision. Below is a high-level overview of the process for appealing an insurance claim.
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