| Last Updated:February 13,
2006 |
Contact Information
| Provider Access Line (PAL) |
(800) 387-0145 |
- Benefits
- Claim Status
- Determine member's primary care physician
- Member eligibility
| Customer Call Center |
(800) 541-0985 |
- Basic provider network inquiries
- Benefit questions
- Claims questions or projects not answered through the Provider
Access Line
- Claims statuses
- Explanation of Payment (EOP) questions including negative
balance reasons and explanations
- Member eligibility
| Provider Network Management |
Ann Arbor, MI (734) 971-7667
Farmington Hills, MI (248) 489-6200 |
- Address changes
- Ancillary and hospital issues not related to claims
- Assist with any ongoing provider services issues
- Contract clarification or questions
- Explain new policies or procedures
- Fee schedule inquiries
- General training and large group presentations
- Orientations for new office staff, newly contracted physicians,
ancillary and hospital staff
- Physician requests for discharge of members
- Discrepancies of participation status
- Provider set up issues
- Tax ID changes
- Visit physician offices to answer questions/concerns
| Medical Management Operations |
Phone: (888) 647-6151
Fax: (888)
647-6152 |
- Admissions
- Diagnostic procedures
- Emergency/Urgent
- Out-of-plan providers
- Outpatient services
- Outpatient surgery
- Plan approval
- Reconsideration
- Referral
- Specialty services
| Case Management |
(877) 442-1181 |
Our program helps ensure members living with illness get medically
necessary and appropriate health care by working together with
the member, primary care physician and other health resources.
Case Management for Members
| Health & Quality Improvement |
(877) 890-2045
(press menu selection
#4) |
Health education and disease management
programs:
- Asthma
- Cardiac
- Depression
- Diabetes
- Quit Tobacco
- Women and children's
initiatives
- Immunizations
- Weight Management
| Depression & Alcohol Screening |
(877) 769-5501 |
Confidential and anonymous tool to help promote early detection
and intervention.
View the Depression
and Alcohol Screening Tool
| Utilization Management |
(248) 489-6882:
Cheryl Freeman
(877) 442-1181:
Denied services |
Utilization Management criteria
are available upon request.
Please note that the treating physician may contact
the physician reviewer to discuss the denial decision and alternate
care options upon notification of a denied service. Please
call
(877) 442-1181 and one of our Care Choices UM/UR nurses will
be happy to coordinate the discussion.
| Pharmacy Plan Approval |
Phone: (866) 251-4144
Fax: (248) 489-6250 |
Pharmacy issues that are clinical in nature.
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