Insurance Verification Specialist
CurrentProvides critical support to claims proccess by verifying external insurance coverage with other health plan carriers via multiple sources such as Availity, CVS RxCLAIMS/Caremark, or Customer Service. Provides timely recommendations to prevent barriers to care for Medicaid members. Adjusts or recommends updates to members Medicaid benefit coverage on case by case basis. Complies with state, federal, and line of business regulations, to include Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) provisionsPerforms analysis of member external coverage to ensure Medicaid remained payer of last resort; currently manages both Kentucky and West Virginia Aetna Better Health (ABH) Plans totaling over 100,000 membersAssisted in the processing of over 2,000 pended claims to date with pinpoint accuracy; maintains quality assurance score of 99.91% after first 3 months of tenureCollaborates with customer service representatives and internal staff to resolve health insurance coverage issues such as lapses in coverage, payments made in error, termination of coverage, or incorrectly assigned medical benefitsConducts research and analysis to resolve prescription processing rejections to ensure patients receive medications within established urgency guidelinesRetrieves, analyzes, and processes state specific entries quarantined in the Quality Review (Q-Flag) and Discrepancy Report queuesMentors new hires with best practices and on the spot coaching during unique cases to minimize quality impact while maximizing production requirements