We just found out that our Disputing post Texas HB 2256 Makes Possible a New Mediation Procedure for ‘Balance Billing’ written by Holly Hayes, was quoted by a Dallas Morning News article. Check it out: ‘Balance billing’ can trip up patients who have insurance, Jason Robertson, The Dallas Morning News, October 26, 2009. Technorati Tags: [...]
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By Holly Hayes As discussed in my previous post, Texas House Bill 2256 was signed into law on June 19, 2009. The bill provides a procedure for mediation of “balance billing,” which is the practice of billing insured patients for amounts or balances not covered by the insurer. HB 2256 also includes the following section [...]
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By Holly Hayes Texas House Bill 2256 was signed into law on June 19, 2009 and is effective immediately. The bill provides a procedure for mediation of out-of-network health benefit claim disputes. The law now gives patients the option to mediate when they are “balance-billed” by their insurance company for services provided by out-of-network facility-based [...]
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