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A regional leader, National Capital PPO (NCPPO) offers access to a broad network of physicians, hospitals and other health care professionals who have agreed to provide health care services at negotiated, discounted rates. HealthLink manages the NCPPO network and offers affiliated payors access to this PPO network.


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Broad PPO Network. The National Capital PPO (NCPPO) network is geographically and specialty balanced to ensure convenient access to contracted health care services.

NCPPO's network includes 100 hospitals and more than 20,000 physicians and other ancillary professionals throughout Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and portions of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. PPO enrollees have the freedom to choose any physician or health care facility. Network participating physicians and facilities have agreed to accept discounted rates of reimbursement for treatment or services.

Claim Repricing. NCPPO provides claim repricing for affiliated payors. Payors may receive repriced claims by electronic means either directly or through a clearinghouse (such as WebMD). Physicians and hospitals may submit claims electronically to NCPPO. Claims repricing services are managed by HealthLink in St. Louis, MO.

Eligibility Maintenance. Payors submit eligibility electronically to NCPPO to facilitate claims routing.

Responsive Customer Service. The NCPPO network is supported by HealthLink's service-driven philosophy. We build our programs around the needs of our clients and we support the programs with efficient, informed, accessible service. We offer toll-free customer service assistance to members, physicians, hospitals and other health care professionals, group clients and payors.


Effective Administrative Services

Providing a fully integrated system of cost-effective health care services is our highest priority. The following is the standard distribution of responsibilities. Actual assignment of these functions may be customized according to the needs of the payor.

NCPPO
Network management
Claim repricing
Eligibility maintenance
Toll-free customer service (network information)

Payor
Claim adjudication and benefit administration
Providing eligibility to NCPPO
Toll-free customer service (eligibility and benefit information)
Enrollee ID card production
Medical Management (if URAC accredited)


PPO QUICK FACTS

Network Service Area
Delaware
District of Columbia
Maryland
New Jersey (portions of)
Pennsylvania (portions of)
Virginia (northern)
West Virginia

Thursday, August 28, 2008

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Freedom of Choice (PPO Program)

Broad Network with Discounted Fee-for-Service Negotiated Rates

Claim Repricing

Eligibility Maintenance

Responsive Customer Service

Medical Management (Optional)


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