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How does a new business bill a health insurance company?

My husband's parents have recently started their own sober living business. Their new client is trying to have them bill his insurance company. How would they go about doing this?

Public Comments

1. If they are business liscensed to do this business they request forms from that insurance company, and fill them out, or they can simply say, call your insurance carrier and find out how to submit a claim, they do not have to do this in most states. If they are not liscenced with the state, there will be no getting the insurance company to pay for it. Make sure they understand the laws,call the business liscensing agency, and let patients know, they are not covered by their insurance, so that they get paid by the client. Its definatly worth the time to find this out, if their ins wont pay and the person is poor like most are, they will not be able to pay back arrerrs rent, so take cash up front to not lose money.
2. Often, you are required to set up an account with an insurance co in order to submit claims (become a provider they do business with). Your husband's parents need to call the insurance co and speak to someone about setting up a business agreement/provider.