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Should Your Home Health or Hospice Agency Work With Private Insurance?

Private insurance is a completely different world than Medicare, and if you’re not prepared, the mistakes can happen quickly and be costly. In this episode, our co-founder Mariam Treystman breaks down the key elements every agency owner and management team must understand before working with private insurance, including: • In-network vs out-of-network contracting (and why rates are negotiable) • Authorization workflows and why private insurance controls visit volume • Billing deadlines that can be as short as a few days • Documentation requirements that directly impact payment • When private insurance may survey your agency and when they won’t • Why starting with Medicare often sets agencies up for long-term success This is a high-level overview designed to help agencies avoid costly errors and understand how private insurance actually operates behind the scenes. 👍 Like, 💬 comment, and 🔔 subscribe for more real-world guidance on home health and hospice operations. 📬 Want tools like this in your inbox? Subscribe to our newsletter: https://thehomehealthconsultant.com/n... 0:00 - Intro 1:03 - When starting an Agency, work with Medicare only 2:24 - Contracting with Private Insurance 4:22 - Authorization Process 8:33 - Regular way to get Referrals with Private Insurance 9:15 - Referred Patient not Through Insurance 10:45 - Billing Process 13:54 - Surveying