"...Within forty-five days from said receipt of notice if payment is not made the insurer shall notify the claimant in writing specifying the reasons for the nonpayment or whatever further documentation is necessary for payment of said claim within the terms of the policy. If the insurer fails to comply with the provisions of this paragraph, said insurer shall pay, in addition to any benefits which inure to such claimant or provider, interest on such benefits, which shall accrue beginning forty-five days after the insurer's receipt of notice of claim at the rate of one and one-half percent per month, not to exceed eighteen percent per year."
Erica's Favorite Links
FREE E-mail Discussion Groups, Forums & E-zines -
E-zines are electronic newsletters. E-mail listservs/discussion groups, and forums (AKA message boards) are a great way to learn & network. When you sign up for a listserv, you can send and receive questions via e-mail from all members. Forums are similar, but the questions and answers are posted online instead of in your e-mail. Either way, you can meet and get advice from thousands of very knowledgeable professionals!
Sign up for free membership which allows you to access an e-mail list and forums, newsletter, downloads and more. They also have a very reasonable paid membership where you can get discounts on some great coding products. Network with experts in the field - sign up today !
Coding 911 has a free e-mail discussion list available for just about every specialty!
Many specialty societies offer free coding resources, articles, newsletters, listservs, etc., & they are a good resource for specialty-specific medical info and anatomy. Here's a few of my favorites:
MLN Matters is a series of national articles designed to inform physicians about the latest changes to the Medicare Program (commonly referred to as Change Requests). Articles are developed to accompany recently released Medicare program instruction. The site is updated daily.
