Linda E. Meckler on Smashwords
Appeal and Collection Letters for Medical Providers
Copyright2008 - 2011 by Linda E. Meckler
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Disclaimer: I cannot guarantee the medical insurance companies will pay all your medical bills. All I can do is share with you all my years of experience in working in the Medical Insurance Billing field.
Biography
Linda E. Meckler
Linda has worked in numerous small medical offices, large insurance billing offices and hospital billing offices for approximately twenty – five years.
She has written this book to educate medical providers and their staff about the way medial offices network with the medical insurance companies in achieving payment for your claims.
Medical Billing is very complicated and continues to become more so with each passing year. This is the way the medical insurance companies hold on to their money like glue.
When you finish reading this guide your medical office will have sample letters to use to appeal claims to the insurance companies.
They will also have sample collection letters to use to mail to their patients who are behind in the payment of their bills.
When an appeal letter is written correctly, formatted correctly and has all the information easily accessible by the insurance company it has a much higher chance of approval.
Letters of Appeal
This series of letters are sample letters of Appeal your provider uses when they appeal medical claims
Below is an example of a letter of appeal.
The way it needs to be formatted is crucial.
The insurance company is exceptional picky when it comes to appeal letters from medical providers offices.
They must look as professional as possible in order for the insurance company to over ride their denial and pay the claim.
Note: When formatting a professional business letter you can use different methods. You can flush the entire letter to the left side of the page, including letter head or you can put the letter head in the center.
This is your personal preference.
Put each point on a separate line. In this way it can be seen easily.
Use large font 14 is a good size. It may push your appeal to the top of the stack.
Because this is an E book I will tell you the correct spacing between each part of the letter.
Formatting an Appeal Letter
Letterhead:
Patients full name.
Full address.
City, State, Zip code
Telephone Number and e mail
Date
Come down 6 lines.
Come down 4 lines.
Name of Company you are appealing.
Address
City, State, Zip code