Everyone involved in the
healthcare industry will inevitably learn about the confusing aspects of
medical health insurance. Just when you thought you had a grasp on the
insurance marketplace another complexity presents itself. Sometimes
what you might have thought of as an insurance plan turns out not to be
insurance at all.
There is a variety of
well-known insurance plans available in the market today. Some of these
plans are government-run, starting with Medicare and Medicaid. Others
are private or commercial managed care plans offered by entities that
include Blue Cross and Blue Shield, United Healthcare or Aetna. Then
there is a less well known group of companies that market themselves as
health benefit plans but that are in reality simply claims repricers, or
discount brokers and vendors, i.e., “rental networks” or ”silent PPOs.”
What is a “Rental Network PPO?”
A rental network preferred
provider organization or medical discount network or...
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