Payer Update, Spring 2022
Payer Update HANS Signs 6th Payer Contract! We have exciting news! Hemophilia Alliance Network Services (HANS) signs its 6th Payer Contract with a regional insurance company, AultCare located in Ohio. We are working with AultCare on the implementation process and we will be in contact with HTCs that have signed our HANS PPO Participation Agreement […]
Payer Update, February 2022
Payer Update Request for Coverage of Desmopressin Acetate Nasal Spray (DDAVP) In August of 2021, in a combined effort with the National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) and Hemophilia Federation of America (HFA), we submitted a Desmopressin Acetate Nasal Spray (DDAVP) letter to all payers, PBMs, and brokers for which the Hemophilia Alliance has a relationship. The […]
Payer Update, December 2021
Payer Update Payer Team Update by Jeff Blake, Senior Vice President of Payer Relations 2021 was another busy year for the Payer Team. Our focus this year was to increase the number of Hemophilia Treatment Center members that participate in our Hemophilia Alliance Network Services (HANS) PPO Network and enhance our relationships with the payer […]
Payer Update, November 2021
Payer Update Hemophilia Alliance Network Services (HANS) Update by Jeff Blake Exciting News – We have signed our 5th HANS Payer Agreement with Centivo, a national Third-Party Administrator (TPA) with clients throughout the United States. We are working with Centivo to implement our HANS Agreement and we will be contacting HTCs that have signed our […]
Payer Update, September 2021
Payer Update Open Enrollment Beginning by Jeff Amond Health Insurance Open Enrollment season has begun. Now is a great time to begin preparing and contacting your patients about their 2022 health insurance to determine if there will be changes that may impact the clinical and pharmacy services you provide. Monday November 1st kicks off the […]
Payer Update, August 2021
Payer Update Working with the Payer Team and Hemophilia Alliance Network Services (HANS) a 2021 Case Study by Jeff Blake Many of us have been involved in this situation – at the beginning of 2021, one of our member HTCs could no longer provide pharmacy services to one of their patients because the patient’s self-insured […]
Payer Update, July 2021
Payer Update Connecting The Dots by Jeff Amond As a kid I loved drawing and I especially loved drawing pictures that involved “Connecting the Dots.” Connecting the Dots was a simple, yet enjoyable drawing activity for me as a kid. Today, all grown up and in my payer relations role, work activities can be anything […]
Payer Update, June 2021
Payer Update Hemophilia Treatment Center (HTC) Revenue Cycle Survey Response Reminder by Kimberly Wolverton Lackman As we continue our focus on expanding our Revenue Cycle Management services, the HTC Revenue Cycle Survey was distributed on Monday, May 24th. The completion of the Survey will allow us to better comprehend and anticipate the needs of our […]
Payer Update, May 2021
Payer Update Revenue Cycle & A/R Management Assistance by Kimberly Wolverton Lackman It is not what you bill – it is the reimbursement that you receive! Did you know Hemophilia Alliance (HA) offers Revenue Cycle & A/R Management Solutions that are included in your annual membership dues? We lead and facilitate mutually beneficial dialogs between […]
Payer Update, March 2021
Payer Update by Jeff Blake The last few years has been very busy for the Payer Team. We have accomplished a lot, but there is so much more that we can do. Below is a summary of the results of bringing business back to HTC pharmacy programs since 2018. Total new units 1/1/2018 – 2/28/2021 […]