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Project
FAIR Issue Report Form
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What
does FAIR mean?
Focused Advocacy for
Insurance Reform
The Issues
- Access to treatment
is limited
- Patients have little
choice of which provider they may see
- Access to membership
on panels is limited
- Ethical dilemmas
about quality care confront psychologists daily
- Reimbursement rates
are falling
- Patient
confidentiality is frequently compromised
- Paperwork is growing
The Mission of
Project FAIR
- Analyze the practices
of insurance companies and MCO’s in Ohio
- Identify patterns of
abuse
- Address the problems
and abuses directly with the insurance companies and MCO’s
- Refer insurance
practices violations to appropriate regulatory agencies if necessary
The Goals of Project
FAIR
- Influence policy
- Advocate for the
highest possible reimbursement rates for psychologists
- Advocate for less
paper work
- Advocate for less
utilization review Improve protections of patient confidentiality
- Serve as a buffer
between psychologists and MCOs, advocating changes without putting
individual psychologists at risk
- Increase the
percentage of health care dollars spent on psychological care
- Identify patterns and
practices which may represent legal or regulatory abuse by individual
insurance companies or MCO’s
- Advocate on behalf of
members to resolve problems with insurers
- Keep members informed
about insurers in
Ohio
- For a brief history
of Project FAIR please see Project FAIR
History.
Your Role
- Call, write or e-mail
details of experiences that you feel merit action by Project FAIR
- Support this effort
by OPA to advocate on your behalf by making a donation to Project FAIR
(such as a donation equal to one billable hour)
- Send information to
Michael Ranney, OPA Executive Director
- To contribute to
Project Fair, please download and print a
contribution form and mail or fax it to OPA
Other Project FAIR links
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