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Payment Of Bills

Monthly statements are available by the 10th of the following month, and payment is due upon receipt. Please confer with the Patient Account Coordinator in the Business Office (ext. 2344) if you have any questions about the charges on your statement.

Insurance

If you have health insurance (other than Medicare) or a Medicare Supplemental policy, please be sure to provide us with a copy of your insurance card and your policy’s explanation of covered benefits. This information is very helpful when determining whether you have coverage for the services you will be receiving at Arden Wood. In some cases, you must receive pre-authorization from your insurance company before it will pay for your stay. We are able to assist you in determining whether this applies to you.

Medicare

In order for Medicare to pay for your care, you must meet the following requirements:

• Have a valid I.D. and Medicare card
• Have a valid “Election for Medicare Benefits in Religious Nonmedical Health Care Institutions” form
• Require the care or supervision of a fully trained, Journal-listed Christian Science nurse

If you have Original Medicare Part A, we will be able to bill Medicare directly on your behalf. You will be responsible for paying the deductible amount as well as any coinsurance amounts should your Medicare-covered stay extend past 60 days. (Many health insurance plans will cover the deductible and coinsurance amounts.)

If you have chosen to receive your Medicare benefits through a Medicare Advantage Plan, we will need to call the insurance company for preauthorization upon your admittance. While your right to receive RNHCI care remains valid, often these health organizations are not familiar with RNHCI care and find it difficult to evaluate care or to process claims from RNHCIs. If your stay is not authorized by the Advantage Plan, you will be responsible for the cost of the stay. Occasionally, it is necessary to go through an appeal process before Medicare Advantage will pay the claim.

Financial Assistance

Our mutual goal is your quick and whole healing and a return to normal activity. Should a need for financial assistance arise, please contact our Christian Science Nursing Office (ext. 2224) for a Financial Assistance Application, and we will work with you to find a right solution.

The National Fund for Christian Science Nursing (a.k.a., the National Fund) invites anyone receiving Christian Science practitioner support and/or Christian Science nursing care to apply for financial assistance. This fund will support patients receiving any level of care either in the home or at a C.S. care facility. The application is short, and funding decisions are made quickly. For details, please click here.