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Health Insurance Claim Filing Tips - Understanding tips useful filing medical claims to prevent unnecessary hassles and increase your chances of getting a replacement. Here are the things you need to do when the health claim

 Read Certificate / your insurance policy.Before undergoing treatment at the hospital, learned all the provisions of the policy benefits. If you are a collection of health insurance, you are usually given a list of benefits of the policy. You can also ask the personnel to know the limits of the policy benefits according to the parent company. For your individual policy holder, you can ask the agency and the services your insurance claim.The things you need to know from your policy certificate as:

 Health insurance benefits are paid, the maximum limit for each item of treatment and rest limits you have.

 Exceptions, the type of disease or treatment is excluded methods, such as: congenital disorders, cosmetic surgery, disease existing before the policy is effective (pre-existing disease), etc..

 Claims procedures, including how well the types of documents must be completed. If your insurance company provides superior partner (provider), you have to know which hospital in your town who are the partners. The benefits of treatment in hospital partner is you do not need to spend money on insurance and pay the cost of care in advance.

Learn carefully hospital bills.At the time of leaving the hospital, the hospital will ask you to sign the details of maintenance costs will be billed to the insurance company or to you. Make sure that the data is comprehensive care, including diagnosis, type of action, the cost for each item, the date of treatment, doctor's name and data policy relevant. Little mistake in the writing of the name, for instance, could result in delays in the payment of your claim.Pay attention to word choice in the diagnosis. Handling the same but with a different diagnosis can get approval different claim. For example, if the diagnosis suggests that the disorder is congenital (inborn) although the trigger is a new disease, your claim may not be paid. Similarly with dental rehabilitation operations or parts of the face that are considered cosmetic. When you see there is a "gray area" in your policy, talk with the hospital and insurance to intrepretasinya not harm you.

     Ask a claim file as soon as possible.For insurance reimbursement (reimbursement) without going through the provider, the claim must be filed after the completion of treatment. Insurance companies generally have a claim period expired. If it passes that date, your claim may not be paid. In addition, the submission also allows insurance faster to communicate with the hospital because the information is still fresh. Even more importantly, the sooner filed, the sooner you will get your money back!

     Copies of papers filed claims.You never know how good the quality of the administration of your insurance company. If for some reason you lose your files, you'll be grateful to have a copy. 

    Do not immediately accept the claim denial.If you receive a rejection letter, learn why, compared with provisions of the certificate / policy. As far as the refusal is not because of something that was clearly stated in the policy, you are entitled to file a complaint. Say "defense" you orally or in writing to the insurer. In many cases, insurance companies are willing to budge or give partial compensation. In fact, almost every company there's always insurance claims payments that are ex-gratia, the payment of claims that are not guaranteed in the policy. Ex-gratia payments are usually based on customer service and business considerations (sustainability policy).