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Health Insurance Columbus OH

Local resource for health insurance in Columbus, OH. Includes detailed information on local businesses that give access to health insurance, health insurance providers, health insurance plans, as well as information on child health insurance, and content on insurance.

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Columbus, OH
Access Insurance Agency
(614) 436-6008
6368 Busch Blvd Apt 328
Columbus, OH
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
614-880-6111 or 888-833-6037
6740 North High Street
Worthington, OH
Graceland Chiropractic
(614) 450-0658
200 Graceland Blvd
Columbus, OH
New Life Chiropractic
(614) 594-8839
4196 Avery Rd
Hilliard, OH
Automated Health Systems
(614) 280-0000
505 S High St
Columbus, OH
Anthem Life
(614) 436-0688
6740 N High St
Columbus, OH
All Ohio Insurance Agency
(614) 825-0770
180 Northwoods Blvd
Columbus, OH
Campus View Chiropractic
(614) 508-9664
71 E Wilson Bridge Rd
Worthington, OH
Heaton Family Chiropractic
(614) 317-4807
4138 Hoover Rd
Grove City, OH
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Insurance Coverage For Pain Management

Based upon Marketdata's research and surveys of chronic pain programs, the single most critical problem facing chronic pain programs continues to be reimbursement and third party approval by insurers. A total of 42.5% of the total group stated that this was the number one issue. The second most important problem mentioned is that there are too many unqualified practitioners in this field, or an increase in the number of poorly trained practitioners.

Here are other issues that were mentioned:

  • pre-authorization for services

  • payor understanding of the importance of uninterrupted treatment, its impact on success

  • disagreement over use of narcotics/medications

  • unethical and fraudulent practices by insurance carriers

  •        Percentage of pain management patients that are covered by/pay by…

                                                         2003              2001                1999

    cash (out-of-pocket)                    2.9 %           2.2 %              5.2 %

    Medicare                                        33.8              27.0               40.4

    auto no-fault insurance                2.2                5.0                NA

    HMO/PPO plan                             22.5              23.7               21.8

    Medicaid                          &n...

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