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Wis. ForwardHealth Online Handbook, Hospice, Topic #595
Assignment of Insurance Benefits
Assignment of insurance benefits is the process by which a specified party (for example, provider or policyholder) becomes
entitled to receive payment for claims in accordance with the insurance company policies.
Other health insurance (for example, commercial health insurance, Medicare, Medicare Advantage Plans) companies may permit
reimbursement to the provider or member. Providers should verify whether other health insurance benefits may be assigned to the
provider. As indicated by the other health insurance, providers may be required to obtain approval from the member for this
assignment of benefits.
If the provider is assigned benefits, providers should bill the other health insurance.
If the member is assigned insurance benefits, it is appropriate to submit a claim to ForwardHealth without billing the other health
insurance. In this instance providers should indicate the appropriate other insurance indicator or complete the Explanation of
Medical Benefits form, as applicable. ForwardHealth will bill the other health insurance.
Provenance
- Source
- www.forwardhealth.wi.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-02
- Edition
- forwardhealth-hospice-2026-10-01
- Content hash
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