An Overview of VA Coverage The VA offers chiropractic care at selected Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities. When it is not offered on-site at a veterans’ local facility, chiropractic care is available through the non-VA care process. This has been carried out by a variety of programs over the past few years. A patient…
What is Medicaid?
Medicaid provides health coverage to over 69 million Americans including eligible low-income adults, children, pregnant women, elderly adults, and people with disabilities. Medicaid is administered by the states in accordance with federal requirements. State and Federal Governments fund the program jointly. The Rapid Tutorial below titled What is Medicaid provides an overview of the basics…
Workers’ Compensation Basics
Workers’ Compensation refers to a specific type of case/claim that covers a patient who has been injured on the job. Because workers’ compensation regulations vary greatly from state-to-state, this lesson contains overview information only. The Rapid Tutorial below titled What is Workers’ Compensation introduces you to the most basic tenets of workers’ compensation cases. Please…
Personal Injury Basics
Personal injury refers to a very specific type of case. The insurance companies and personal injury attorneys are well-versed in the best tactics to close these cases quickly. CAs need to understand how insurance companies work and how to handle these cases to ensure that patients get the care that they need, and the clinic…
Managing the Blue Card Plans
All Blue Card Plans are Not Equal A very popular plan that most clinics will come across is the Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) Plan. Each clinic needs to familiarize themselves with both the local and out of state plans that may be common in your area. All BLUES are NOT the same; there are…
Managed Care Madness
Healthcare has evolved over the last few decades into a much more tightly regulated industry. Whether your office participates with insurance carriers or simply bills insurance as a courtesy after the patient has paid, it is important to understand how managed care affects you and your patients. View this Rapid Tutorial below titled Managed Care…