Does Anyone Else Have Nj Family Care?

Unfortunately, it seems this is what we need to go through to get things done. It's been doctor specific in my recent experience with the NJFamily Care plan. Keep calling doctors, keep pushing, and be aware of doctors cutting time and effort because of the insurance card you're holding. Healthcare's a mess all over, even friends who have "cadillac plans" aren't happy. I try really hard to be grateful we have insurance at all now. Hang in there!

Hi, D......I don't have NJ Family Care...but it sounds very confusing to me as well. To be safe, I would get the pre-authorization anyway, just in case...this way you are covered. I have my own business and it gives you a discounted fee (save up to 60% on braces), so you can check that out as well. www.everyonebenefits.com/TDosch - of course you would have to go to a dentist/orthodontist in our plan...so that is the downside if your dentist is not in it!

Also, how was your daughter diagnosed with Aspergers? I am interested because my 7 year old son exhibits what I would consider mild aspergers behaviors like hand flapping, contorted facial expressions while jumping and flapping, etc. He is in a regular school, but classified with specific learning disability to get extra services, such as one on one in the classroom help, O.T. once a week, and special reading/writing classes. No one has ever mentioned Aspergers; it is just a "gut" feeling that I have.... just interested in knowing how they diagnose that condition...if you don't mind...
Thanks for your help! :-) T. D.

yes, the doctors that you decide to put your daughters braces on has to call your insurance company to get a pre-authorization. the drs offices are just giving you the run around...they are lazy because it takes a while to sit on the phone with your insurance company to get the authorization. believe me ive worked for many specialist and this is how it works with any insurance whether its familycare or just a regular insurance company. think of it this way for example...if you need to get an MRI or Cat scan, the ordering dr's office has to call your insurance company to get authorization. hope this helps. speak with a manager!

Dear D.,
i had amerchoice and they dont except it at alot of doctors or densit i learn this thru the year i have horizon now and they are alot better

I WOULD REQUEST THE INFORMATION IN WRITING WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE FROM AMERICANCHOICE AND FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THE DENTIST,, A LOT OF DENTIST WANT THERE MONEY UP FRONT AND THEN MAKE YOU FIGHT TO GET YOUR MONEY BACK, NEXT TIME YOU CALL AMERICAN CHOICE ASK FOR A SUPERVISOR,

Hi D. ,
I have 4 years of dental experience. Each insurance company and each plan is different. But if your dentist is a participating provider , he/she has to accept payment from the insurance. Your insurance company would know if and what your portion would be. If its different then what the dentist is telling you , you need to report them to the insurance for fraud.Because the fees may be lower then what the dentist would like , they signed a contact with the insurance to accept a certain amount for each procedure. Hope this helps you out, good luck!!

Thats horrible I hope you got this all worked out, NJ Family care is HORRIBLE but needless to say we are not millionares so we dont count in this good'ol state of NJ so thats what we get stuck with a lousy HMO where either 80% of the doctors dont take an HMO, 10% arent taking new patiants and the other 10% are so hard to find you may have to travel an unbelieveable amout of time just to get there then you have to hope that they are good doctors that you share opinoins on. its horrible. but as long as the cost of living is threw the roof taxes go up and 13$ barly pays your rent and buys you grocerys & utilitys, I guess we will just have to addapt for one day I would love to know whatits like to wake up with a PPOE and know that if any thing every happens to my babys it would be ok becuase they can go to the doctors and get what they need with out worrie.My husband and I mine as well drop off the face of the earth becuase NJ dosent even cover adults unless your pregnant. so go ahead have 100000 million babies we will give them insures where u are lucky to find a doctor with in 45 mins from your home and chaces are if they get sick we dont cover it and as for any one in your house over 18 they can get sick and die because NJ dosent give a damn.. I am so sorry I just had to vent right now I cant even find a dentist to take my youngest who finaly has 2 teeth becuase no one takes new patieants that accept the HMO UHP! and I wont chance to any thing else becuase I got lucky to get a great pediactric doctor that I can get to with out burning a tank full of gas and he takes UHP!!! I love this state!

I work for Horizon NJ Health (another Family Care HMO, the best by the way!!). It is a violation of federal regulation for a provider to bill you and/or balance-bill you for covered services. So this whole thing about you paying x-dollars a month, FORGET IT.

#2 - contact Americhoice's member services and ask to file a formal complaint. This is, unfortunately, the fastest way to get this taken care of. State that you are on Plan C which covers orthodontics (off the top of my head I think that's right too) and a participating provider (he is par, right?) is telling you a covered service has to be paid for out of pocket, pretty much exactly what you've written.

#3 - if that doesn't work, insist that the dentist's office contact their provider representative for clarification. Also, I'm pretty sure it's the dentist's responsibility to obtain the preauth, not yours. I know HNJH members don't have to get their own auths.

Good luck!!

I work in the medical field in an OB/Gyn office. I would ask the dentist exactly what they mean by "prequalify". Prior authorization is done by the dentists office. They call Americhoice and give details about your daughters condition to them to determine if she will be covered. Sometimes there are conditions to what/how much will be covered. Keep calling back and forth between the office and the insurance company. Persistance pays off.