Medical Billing Associate (Contract)

Hazel Health & Little Otter have joined forces to deliver comprehensive services to the children and families we serve, learn more here.

By partnering with districts and health plans across the country, Hazel transforms schools into the most accessible front door to physical and mental healthcare. Today, Hazel's diverse team of licensed providers deliver therapy and medical services virtually (in school or at home) to over four million K-12 students — regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay. Hazel aims to remove all barriers to the mental and physical health care that children need to thrive: in school, at home, and in life.

Helping students and their families feel better takes a team of smart, dedicated people. As an integral member of the Hazel team, you will

• Make an Impact: Work with a team that is increasing equitable access to quality health care experiences for students and their families.
• Enable Scale: Work with a team that is building and professionalizing a high growth high impact social enterprise.
• Feel Valued: Work with a team that is being compensated competitively, developed professionally, and celebrated frequently for making a meaningful difference.

Check us out at Hazel Health Careers. 

• →Monitor AR aging by region to identify overdue accounts and coordinate follow-ups.
• →Use spreadsheets to track and analyze regional data.
• →Reconcile AR regularly to resolve discrepancies and denials.
• →Address payer inquiries and resolve payment issues through the appeals process.
• →Identify and implement improvements in billing and AR processes.
• →Ensure billing/AR practices align with accounting principles and regulations.
• →Make follow-up calls to payors as needed.
• →Verify insurance benefits, medical necessity, and authorization guidelines, following established processes.
• →Interpret EOBs/ERAs and resolve related issues.
• →Document all information correctly in patient accounts.
• →Communicate with insurance providers to validate benefits and check authorization status.
• →Ensure compliance with HIPAA standards.
• →Perform other duties as assigned.

• Passionate for our mission to transform healthcare for all children
• 2+ years of experience with medical insurance AR 
• Billing and Coding certification preferred
• 1+ years experience in insurance verification with experience in Medicaid, Managed Medicaid, and commercial payers across multiple states. 3+ years or more experience with Google Suites (google sheets, google docs)
• Experience navigating state Medicaid, Managed Medicaid, and commercial insurance portals
• Highly detail-oriented and comfortable with insurance, claims, and other data sources
• Associates Degree preferred

If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.