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What is MultiPlan PPO?

When you buy a health insurance plan, you are typically offered a specific network of doctors that contract with the insurance carrier, often with outlined specific rates and limits. There are many levels of this provision. One of these choices is a PPO, otherwise called a Preferred Provider Organization.

What Is MultiPlan Insurance?

MultiPlan insurance plans are not regarded as traditional “health insurance.” Nevertheless, it is an essential part of the health insurance process. Insurance carriers will contract with MultiPlan PPO, who negotiate with the physicians in the network.

Look at them as the middleman between the health insurance carriers and the doctor’s office or medical facility. PPO’s have certain benefits over the other provision levels, like an HMO, that benefit the insured.

How MultiPlan Insurance Works

There are three significant differences between what HMO providers and what PPOs such as MultiPlan provide. These comprise:

Choice of Doctors – With an HMO, you must select a Primary Care Physician, a particular doctor that will coordinate all your medical care. He must be within the specific network offered by the insurance company; if not, you will have to pay out of pocket for the services provided. With a PPO, you do not have to choose a specific doctor. You can see any physicians in or out of the network, though you do save money if they are within the specific network.

The other difference is the coordination of benefits. With an HMO, you must first get a referral from your Primary Care Physician before seeing a specialist.

Negotiated Savings – This is the primary purpose of PPO Networks. To work out the fine details of costs between the insurance organization and the doctors. This means savings for you in the long run as long as you stay within the network. You are free to see any physician, but the contracted rates are with the providers within the network.

Quality of Service Providers – MultiPlan PPO’s have rigorous criteria when they are assessing the providers for their network. You can be assured that the doctors they contract with are of the highest quality.

Receiving MultiPlan PPO Services

Many consumers ask if MultiPlan PPOs are usually good – but remember this is not insurance. You can receive their services by having an insurance carrier that contracts through them. HMOs are the same in this case; both are the middleman between the insurance companies and the physicians in their network.

How to Use MultiPlan PPO Services

After you have bought an insurance policy that uses MultiPlan PPO, you can contact them to assist you in finding the doctor you would like to use or to see the doctor you are presently using. You can access them through:

• Their Website. You follow the prompts on the screen to enter your exploration criteria.
• The Phone Number on Your Insurance Card. During business hours, they can help you find the medical provider you need.

Bear in mind that it is your responsibility to determine whether the doctor you are using is in the network. Don’t assume. You can use any doctor you pick with MultiPlan PPO, but your most significant savings will be when you use a doctor within the network.

In most situations, you will not have to worry about filing any claims with your health insurance company for the services you receive. This can change if you opt to see an out of network doctor. In those instances, you may have to pay the doctor directly and then file a reimbursement claim with the insurance company — another reason it is beneficial to remain within the network.

If you have a regular doctor that you see and are not in the network, you can nominate them for the MultiPlan insurance plan. After the nomination is received, your doctor will be contacted and asked if they would care to join the network. If interested, they will go through a screening procedure. After approval, you will receive the benefits of having your physician in your network.

Resources and References:

• PPOs and How they Work
• MultiPlan Insurance