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American Health Holding, Inc. to Provide Out-of-Network Repricing to West Virginia Pipe Trades Health & Welfare Fund.


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American Health American Health Inc. is a company that manufactures health supplements. It is located in Holbrook, New York. One of its products is labeled the "Chewable Original Papaya Enzyme" with the attached registered trademark, "The 'After Meal Supplement'".  Holding, Inc., a dual-URAC accredited accredited

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 national medical management firm, has been chosen by West Virginia West Virginia, E central state of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland (N), Virginia (E and S), and Kentucky and, across the Ohio R., Ohio (W). Facts and Figures


Area, 24,181 sq mi (62,629 sq km). Pop.
 Pipe Trades Health & Welfare Fund to reprice their out-of-network out-of-network Managed care adjective Referring to a provider/service that is not part of an MCO's network of contracted providers/services. See Managed care organization.  medical claims.

West Virginia Pipe Trades Health & Welfare Fund, based in Wellsburg, West Virginia Wellsburg is a city in Brooke County, West Virginia, ZIP code 26070. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 1990 it had a population of 3,385. , will utilize American Health's Out-of-Network Repricing Repricing

To change the price of an asset. In derivatives, it sometimes refers to the exchange of options of with different strike prices.


repricing 
 to reduce out-of-network costs. The Out-of-Network Repricing program takes advantage of American Health's access to hundreds of managed care networks nationwide, identifying the network that offers the best opportunity for access and savings. Out-of-Network Repricing results in average savings of 15-22%. Claims that cannot be repriced are negotiated, still offering savings of 10-18%.

"As an administrator of this fund, I wear two hats," states Patricia Ignace, Administrative Manager of West Virginia Pipe Trades Health & Welfare Fund. "First, I want to carefully guard the fund's assets and second, I want to be an advocate of the member. This dual role requires me to take whatever measures possible to reduce costs to the fund and out-of-pocket expenditures for the member." With double-digit increases in health insurance costs, Out-of-Network Repricing is a valuable tool for cost reduction.

ABOUT WEST VIRGINIA PIPE TRADES HEALTH & WELFARE FUND: West Virginia Pipe Trades Health and Welfare Fund is a Taft-Hartley fund providing health and welfare benefits to pipe fitters in the cities of Parkersburg, Wheeling and Charleston. They serve both active workers and retirees. West Virginia Pipe Trades Health & Welfare Fund is dedicated to providing pipe fitters with quality, cost-effective health care coverage.

ABOUT AMERICAN HEALTH HOLDING, INC.: Since 1992, American Health has provided clients with a wide variety of options for reducing health care costs and maintaining quality care. As a full-service, national medical management company, American Health provides URAC-accredited Utilization and Case Management, Demand Management, Disease Management, Out-of-Network Repricing, Maternal MATERNAL. That which belongs to, or comes from the mother: as, maternal authority, maternal relation, maternal estate, maternal line. Vide Line.  Newborn newborn /new·born/ (noo´born?)
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 programs, and an i-Suite of Internet medical management products. With an eye toward the future, American Health is building predictive modeling into their scope of services. This value-added tool allows for proactive management of cases and blends seamlessly with American Health's medical management services to improve quality and drive down cost. For more information about American Health Holding, please visit the website: www.AmericanHealthHolding.com
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