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Using insurance to cover the costs of your private treatment
Simplyhealth
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Self-referral and insurance need to know!
Contact your provider if you are in any doubt regarding your policy coverage prior to attending your treatment or consultation.
Foot care are happy to accept self-referrals, ensure to confirm that the practitioner you utilise meets the claim criteria as set by simply health.
· Your insurance provider may require a GP/consultant referral prior to attending.
· Your practitioner will need to be HCPC registered for claims made with simply health.
· Please be aware that you will need to pay for your consultation or treatment fees in full and retrieve a formal receipt from foot care. You will then submit your invoice directly to simply health for reimbursement.
· Find out if you have an excess.
· Find out your policy fee limit to claim for consultations or treatments, as the policy holder will be liable for costs above the upper limit.
· Medication, splints and orthotics aren’t covered. The team will discuss if self-pay fees apply.
Prior to attending your appointment, please ensure that you speak to your insurance company by calling simply health directly on: 0800 197 6999.​​​​
Vitality
Vitality Insurance need to know
Vitality do not cover dressings, medication or medical devices such as orthotics and splints. Your practitioner can discuss if self-pay fees apply.
Bio mechanical appointments are not generally covered by vitality.
What you need to know:
1. It is your responsibility to inform vitality prior to each consultation and ensure that the appointment and / or treatment is pre authorised. Failure to provide pre authorised treatments may result in unexpected invoices sent to you.
2. Contact vitality if you have any doubt regarding your policy coverage prior to attending. Foot care cannot speak to your insurance company on your behalf.
3. If vitality fail to cover your consultation fees, foot care will send you an invoice to self-fund.
Health Shield
Self-referral and insurance need to know!
Contact your provider if you are in any doubt regarding your policy coverage prior to attending your treatment or consultation.
· Foot care are happy to accept self-referrals, ensure you confirm that the practitioner you utilise meets the claim criteria as set by health shield.
· Your insurance provider may require a GP/consultant referral prior to attending.
· Your practitioner will need to meet specific criteria for claims made with health shield.
· Please be aware that you will need to pay for your consultation and treatment fees in full and retrieve a formal letter headed receipt from foot care. You will then submit your invoice directly to health shield for reimbursement.
· Find out if you have an excess.
· Find out your policy fee limit to claim for consultations or treatments, as the policy holder will be liable for costs above the upper limit.
· Medication, splints and orthotics aren’t covered.
The team will discuss if self-pay fees apply.
Prior to attending your appointment, please ensure that you speak to health shield directly, or visit: How to Claim | Health Shield | Health Shield