A written order from your primary care doctor for you to see a specialist or get certain medical services. In many Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs), you need to get a referral before you can get medical care from anyone except your primary care doctor. If you don’t get a referral […]
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Regional Organizations are a part of the . A Regional Organization connects Health First Colorado (Colorado’s Medicaid Program) members to providers and also helps members find community and social services in their area. The Regional Organization helps providers communicate with Health First Colorado members and with each other, so Health […]
The retroactive cancellation of a health insurance policy. Insurance companies will sometimes retroactively cancel your entire policy if you made a mistake on your initial application when you buy an individual market insurance policy. Under the Affordable Care Act, rescission is illegal except in cases of fraud or intentional misrepresentation […]