Tag: third-party administrators
Providers struggle with TPAs
November 15, 2019Liz Beaulieu, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine - The resurgence of third-party administrators for HME is bad news for the industry, according to the large majority of respondents to a recent HME Newspoll.TPAs are unnecessary middlemen between insurers and providers, further complicating an already complex system, respondents say.“We don't need another level of bureaucracy that has to be paid by somebody, typically the provider in the long run,” wrote one respondent.Eighty-six percent of respondents report currently...