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Provider Freedom
True Freedom of Choice
No Networks – No Penalties
Overview
• Problems with PPOs
• Provider Freedom is the solution
• How Provider Freedom benefits you
• How Provider Freedom works
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Who is Allied
* Home Office - Overland Park, Ks.
* 2nd generation business
* Founded 1970
* Proprietary systems
* Company culture
Innovation
Stability
Service
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What is a PPO Plan?
Managed Care
• First PPO network in mid 1980s - Early networks small
local and regional health plans
Grew to national networks as health plans grew
and merged
Provides discounts to retail health care costs
• Percent discounts off retail
• Per diem schedules
• Fixed rate for service
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Problems With PPO Plans
Poor Discounts
Limited provider choices
• Which hospital?
• Which doctor?
Penalties, Penalties, Penalties
• Out-of-network
• Non-network providers within in-network hospitals
• Out of area
Multi-State Employers
Tough to switch health plans
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Provider Freedom is the Solution!
True
freedom
of
provider
choice
No
networks
Better
than PPO
discounts
No
penalties
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A Proven Model
Tested Nationwide
Proven Discounts
High Consumer Satisfaction
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How Provider Freedom
Benefits You and Your Client
Very
popular with
employers/
employees
Reduces
employer’s
costs
Easier to
change
health plans
Eliminates
network
penalties
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Provider Freedom
Reduces Monthly Costs
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Benefit plan cost reductions up to 10%
as compared to traditional PPOs
60% of Funding Advantage cases
issued with Provider Freedom
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How Does Provider
Freedom Work?
Data ISight
Payment
Model
Cost plus
“fair and
reasonable”
discounts
No balance
bill owed by
member
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Cost Plus Reimbursements
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Fair and Reasonable Reimbursement
Calculations
Facility Charges – Peer group
hospital data plus profit and
overhead
Physicians – Database of actual
physician payments
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Learning to use
Provider Freedom
We educate
members
when they
get ID card
We educate
providers
Members
pay only
normal
copays,
deductible
and
coinsurance
No balance
bill
guaranty
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No Balance Bill Guaranty
“…covered person not responsible for any
attempt by the medical provider to collect
unpaid medical charges because of the
discount taken…”
Excludes
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Deductibles, copays, coinsurance
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Medical care not covered by plan
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Improperly filed claim
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Late claim filing
Call Allied National Customer Service for
balance bill issues: 800-825-7531
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Provider Freedom
Provider Claim Payment Acceptance
92.0%
4.0%
3.5%
0.4%
0.1%
- Accepted as paid
- Call and accept
- Adjust and accept
- Adjust to retail
- Balance bill
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Provider Freedom
Your initial provider appointment using
Provider Freedom
 Present your ID card
 Majority of providers currently accept
the card
 Allied pays claims to over 250,000
providers
 If your provider is uncertain about the
Provider Freedom plan, call Allied
Customer Service: 800-825-7531
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Provider Freedom
Available plan option with
Allied Funding Advantage
Standard for Short Term Medical
Plus and Allied Cost Saver
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Provider Freedom
Available with Funding Advantage in
these states:
California, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois,
Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska,
Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas
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We’ll be happy to answer your questions now.
Questions? Need More Information?
Allied National, Inc.
Toll Free: 888-767-7133
Fax: 913-945-4396
[email protected]
www.alliednational.com
http://twitter.com/alliednational
4551 W. 107th St., Suite 100
Overland Park, KS 66207-4037
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