Years ago, I seem to recall someone here mentioning their process for reconciling Medicare and Supplemental (MediGap) payments for a procedure before paying any remaining balance to a doctor's office, clinic, etc.
IIRC, it was possibly a preprinted cover sheet with spaces for provider, dates, and amounts to be filled out and to this was attached all the supporting data, MSNs, EOBs, bills, etc.
As these statements don't always arrive in sequential order, it's easy to accidentally pay out of pocket for some bill received without realizing that it actually might have been paid (or will be paid) by insurance. I don't want to overpay and then spend my time chasing a refund.
So far, I've been lucky to often only need a flu shot annually or something equally simple, so I've not had to deal with a host of MSNs, EOBs and the like. Lately, it seems as though I'm having a bit more interaction with various doctors and clinics and am starting to generate more claims. I'd like to be a bit more organized in handling these but due to my lack of experience, I'm struggling a bit.
So, does anyone have a simple system they use to keep track of all this that you are willing to share?
omni
IIRC, it was possibly a preprinted cover sheet with spaces for provider, dates, and amounts to be filled out and to this was attached all the supporting data, MSNs, EOBs, bills, etc.
As these statements don't always arrive in sequential order, it's easy to accidentally pay out of pocket for some bill received without realizing that it actually might have been paid (or will be paid) by insurance. I don't want to overpay and then spend my time chasing a refund.
So far, I've been lucky to often only need a flu shot annually or something equally simple, so I've not had to deal with a host of MSNs, EOBs and the like. Lately, it seems as though I'm having a bit more interaction with various doctors and clinics and am starting to generate more claims. I'd like to be a bit more organized in handling these but due to my lack of experience, I'm struggling a bit.
So, does anyone have a simple system they use to keep track of all this that you are willing to share?
omni