I thought this would be interesting for those of you who are dealing with payers who send payments for non-contracted providers (BCBS!!!!) to the patients.
A Newark, N.J., man has been accused of refusing to forward an insurance payment to Northwood Surgery Center in Lower Nazareth Township.
Colonial Regional police say Derrick Garland, 45, received a $13,062 check from Highmark Blue Shield following treatment at the center for his wife, Sonya Garland. The entire medical bill was $31,080.
Police say the staff at Northwood Surgery Center in the 3700 block of Easton-Nazareth Highway repeatedly contacted Garland, asking that he forward the money, but he did not.
He was arraigned Thursday on a charge of failure to make required disposition of funds. He was released on $10,000 unsecured bail.
http://www.outpatientsurgery.net/discussions/103/Dealing-With-Patients-Who-Refuse-to-Pay&nS=10
A Newark, N.J., man has been accused of refusing to forward an insurance payment to Northwood Surgery Center in Lower Nazareth Township.
Colonial Regional police say Derrick Garland, 45, received a $13,062 check from Highmark Blue Shield following treatment at the center for his wife, Sonya Garland. The entire medical bill was $31,080.
Police say the staff at Northwood Surgery Center in the 3700 block of Easton-Nazareth Highway repeatedly contacted Garland, asking that he forward the money, but he did not.
He was arraigned Thursday on a charge of failure to make required disposition of funds. He was released on $10,000 unsecured bail.
http://www.outpatientsurgery.net/discussions/103/Dealing-With-Patients-Who-Refuse-to-Pay&nS=10