FINANCIAL
APPEALS & GRIEVANCES
CLAIMS
BENEFITS
HIPAA
100

In this model, healthcare claims are paid upfront, and then potential errors, overpayments, or fraudulent claims are “chased down” after payment has been made.

What is Pay and Chase?

100

Where in  AVA/IBAAG  can you find if second level appeal/grievance is handled by UnitedHealthcare or the client. 

What is  > Final Claim Fiduciary - CSR View 

100

This follows the medical policies when a clinical review is performed to identify if such a procedure is covered.
It approves services from a clinical perspective; any adjustment is made in accordance with the plan's benefits.

What is Medical Claim Review

100

This service allows members to interact with independent providers, and other health care providers using an Internet-based service provided by contracted UnitedHealthcare providers 24/7. 

What is virtual care

100

Eligibility letter, provides individual eligibility information and is not to be confused with your summary booklet. 

What is COC or Certificate of coverage

200

This allows for a percentage of the pledge to be contributed by the employer and made available to the member to use at the beginning of the plan year

What is pre-funding

200

180 calendar days 

What is the standard time frame for appeals.

200

When a claim can not be located in ISET

What is Claim not on File

200

This benefits describes medtronic series 600.

What is the diabetes benefit

200

This form allows an individual to grant permission for UnitedHealthcare to mail or discuss a member's PHI to a specified individual.

What is Authorization to Disclose

300

This is used for medical care is any common/normally used method of transportation, vehicular or otherwise, that allows an individual to access their necessary medical care at a doctor's office, hospital, or equivalent medical facility. 

  • These expenses qualify if they are primary for, and essential to, medical care.
  • Reimbursable expenses include the following:
    • Fares for car/rental car, bus, taxi, train, plane, and ferry
    • Ambulatory services
    • Parking and toll fees

What are FSA/HRA Transportation/Travel Expenses 

300

The denials of pre-service treatment/prospective denials (when the service is not yet rendered) or concurrent denials (when the review takes place the same time the services were rendered, e.g., inpatient stay).

What is Expedited Appeal/Grievance Process

300

When a member receives an invoice, bill, or statement from the servicing provider for amounts over what UHC identified to be patient responsibility.

What is Balance Billing

300

Provides pet insurance plans at a discounted group rate through UnitedHealthcare.

What is  Ancilliary/ FIGO pet insurance

300

These letters are issued based on a termination event applied to a member's coverage or when a member begins COBRA coverage.

What is POLC/ Proof of Lost Coverage.

400

This account is used to pay for daycare, afterschool programs, adult dare care and not pre-funded

What is Dep Care FSA

400

This is the UNET process if a member needs an address to submit a written appeal/grievance/complaint.

What is sending: 

  • Text/Email
    • Send using EZComm.
    • Recap, document and close.
400

The original claim submission must not be changed to add or remove charges; an adjustment may be required for underpayment or overpayment.

What is a corrected claim.

400

This process provides Customer Care with the steps to follow when calls are received related to TOC, TOA, or COC.

What is Transition of Care, Transition of authorization and Continuation of Coverage

400

When a member has a court date within 3-5 days

What is a critical situation 

500

This product is an HRA product where claims are first applied to the deductible, but only up to the employer-determined access point.

What is split deductible

500

An inquiry of a denied service that requires notification or approval prior to receiving medical/pharmacy care

What is Pre-service denial

500

This tells everything you need to know about how a claim processed.

What is remark code

500

Utilize this process when a member has benefit questions around foreign services incurred while traveling or living out-of-country.

What is Foreign /International coverage

500

What is a call received from a member/provider of a relative, a friend, or a known or casual acquaintance.

What is receiving a call from someone you know

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