The recent article, A $52,112 Air Ambulance Ride: Coronavirus Patients Battle Surprise Bills, reports that about 450,000 Americans have been hospitalized with coronavirus. Even those with strong employer-provided health insurance can be hit with huge surprise bills from out-of-network providers such as air ambulances. The results can be financially devastating and an undue burden on employees trying to focus on recovery so they can get back to work.
Self-insured employers have turned to mediators such as Healthcare Horizons to help them negotiate out-of-network fees. In the initial year of our program, we saved one Fortune 50 client more than $10 million, protecting many of their employees from “balance bill bankruptcy.” We are committed to reaching fair settlements for both the providers and our clients.
To dive deeper into the topic of out-of-network air ambulance fee negotiation, read Healthcare Horizons’ article in July’s Self-Insurer Magazine: Why Self-Insured Employers Need to Negotiate Air Ambulance Rates.
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To learn more about our approach to healthcare claims auditing or out-of-network provider fee negotiation services, visit Healthcare Horizons, or reach out to us at hhadmin@healthcarehorizons.com.
Randy King is president of Healthcare Horizons Consulting Group, Inc. The company is one of the nation’s leading healthcare claims auditing firms, focused exclusively on self-insured employers since 1999. Healthcare Horizons has recovered millions of dollars for its clients through auditing and air ambulance negotiations for some of the world’s largest employers.