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Originally Posted by JaegerGentry  Let me see if I understand the HIPAA method.
I have a medical bill that went to a third party CA thats still within the SOL I want to:
1) Send a medical dispute letter to the CRA's--use light colored ink, handwrite and send certified but not return receipt (what is the purpose of these special instructions?)
2)Then I want to contact the hospital and send them payment with a restrictive endorsemment--send it CMRRR and to their HIPAA officer
3)And then I want to redispute with the CRA's
This HiPAA process should work, because of the medical privacy laws, right?
Thanks for your help!! |
Kinda....you just left out a couple of parts...
1 is really to opt out and update/delete as much personal info as possible
THEN you do the initial medical dispute letter. The reason why you send it CM only and handwritten (or purple/teal italic font) is so the CRAs computer sorting system cannot read your dispute and it will have to be forwarded to and opened by an actual person. It just makes your chances better and keeps it out of the automated system.
You do not do anything else until you get the results of the medical dispute. Then once you have the results with the name of the original healthcare provider, you can move on to #2.
3. Once you know that the check/MO has been cashed, you then send the follow up letter to the OC along with a copy of your "redispute" letter that you will send to the CRA.
Hope that helped some..
Let me know if you still have any questions.