Patients are required to pay their annual deductibles each year, when applicable, before insurance companies will consider payment for any or all of an insurance claim.
Providers are responsible for collecting any outstanding deductibles from their patients. Any outstanding deductibles should be collected at the time the services are provided to the patient.
Are providers requesting deductible and co-insurance payments from their patients? Waiving patient's responsibility of any Insurance Deductibles and/or Co-Insurance on a regular basis is a HUGE no-no for providers. The only exception to this rule is when there is a real hardship on...