Launching a medical insurance billing enterprise has the advantage of low start-up costs. Medical insurance billers (MIBs) are aware of the major financial outlays, but there are many smaller costs that are often overlooked in the excitement of entrepreneurship. In... read more
One of the primary attractions of a career in the medical insurance billing (MIB) profession is the low startup costs compared to other businesses. Most MIBs plan for big expenditures, but fail to figure in small but essential costs. In this insightful, two-part... read more
Devised by President Obama and endorsed by insurance companies, the Affordable Health Care Act forces individuals to accept more responsibility for the status of their health. Known as Obamacare, the Act has many controversial elements, but it also contains a little... read more
The Affordable Health Care Act, known as Obamacare, has created a wealth of new mandates, many of which will be beneficial to policy holders. One of the new rules stipulates that no insurance company can refuse to provide coverage if the individual has a pre-existing... read more
Many individuals without employer-provided health coverage have taken the initiative and purchased insurance coverage on their own. The Affordable Health Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare, continues to change the health insurance landscape and could prove beneficial for... read more
Building a clean claim is a concerted effort. It begins with the office staff that gathers demographic information and comes to fruition when the funds are deposited in the practice’s account. Much can happen to a claim on its way to becoming a payment and in this... read more
While the Affordable Health Care Act (Obamacare) will extend the availability of healthcare services to millions of uninsured Americans, it imposes a variety of mandates on businesses of all sizes that increases the cost of doing business. Employers are not happy... read more
According to Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, 11,000 seniors are becoming eligible for Medicare each day. As new elements of the Affordable Healthcare Act are introduced, seniors will see changes in their Medicare coverage, out-of-pocket... read more
The goal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act was fourfold: to increase access to healthcare, reduce healthcare costs, institute more consumer benefits and protections, and improve efficiency. As different portions of the Act go into effect, it... read more
