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foreign it can be upsetting when your health insurance company denies a treatment you need or a medical bill you thought should have been covered if your health insurer says no to a bill dispute or a treatment that doesn't have to be the final word you have the right to appeal their decision you can win an appeal but it takes some work first you'll want to read the denial letter your insurer sent you why was the coverage denied what's the repeals process and timeline if it's a billing or claims processing error call your medical provider's billing office and ask them to clear things up with the insurer if that doesn't work tell your medical provider's office you plan to appeal the denial work with them to handle any outstanding bills if a bill is due during your appeal process you must decide what's best for your situation you can delay paying it until you know the outcome of your appeal ask your medical provider's office to not send the bill to collections which they may or may not do set up a payment plan and try to negotiate the amount you owe to avoid having the bill sent to collections pay the bill and get reimbursed by your health plan if you win your appeal if it's a treatment denial you'll need to appeal to overturn the insurer's decision here are some tips to help with filing an appeal identify your type of insurance coverage and find out if you have a group individual or government-sponsored plan and which law your plan follows for Medicare and other plans like Tricare and Washington Apple Health you'll need to follow their appeals processes find out the deadline for an appeal where do you send it this information is usually in the denial letter if not ask your insurer determine if you have a non-grandfathered plan or a grandfathered plan and what your appeal options are for your plan if you're not sure which kind of plan you have call your insurer and ask them keep a log of every call email and letter you make or receive gather your medical records if you don't have them ask your medical provider for copies appeal letters should be to the point timely and specific about the outcome you seek our agency website offers some great examples of appeal letters to help you write yours it helps to have a supporting letter from your medical provider to help your provider with writing the letter be sure to give them a copy of the reason for denial only send copies of documents not originals and send them as certified mail if your health plan upholds a claim denial after you completed its appeals process don't give up there's another step you can take you can request an external review of your appeal using an independent review organization or also known as an iro this option should be outlined in the letters you receive from your insurer or you can contact your Health Plan's customer service office to get more information on how to request an external review an iro isn't connected to your insurance company and doesn't have a financial interest in the outcome of your case the iro can either uphold or overturn the insurance company's position once an iro reviews an appeal its decision is binding all iros in Washington state must register with and be certified by the office of the insurance commissioner to learn more about how to appeal a health insurance denial and get a list of registered iros visit us at .insurance.wa.gov questions our consumer Advocates are here to help contact us at 1-800-562-6900 or .insurance.wah.gov [Music]