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Betty Ford Center will bill your Insurance

Betty Ford Center will bill your insurance provider. With your written authorization after completion of treatment, we will submit the billing documents to your insurance provider for a retrospective review.

Why should I go to Betty Ford Center instead of a facility that says they will take my insurance upfront?

Betty Ford Center is direct about our cost for treatment because we want to give you peace of mind. You will not need to worry about having your treatment interrupted or stopped due to insurance denying coverage, nor will you receive large bills following treatment. The Betty Ford Center wants to create trust with their patients, and we believe its crucial to be straightforward about the financial aspect of treatment.

Reasons why some people choose not to use insurance:

• More privacy and increased confidentiality
• You will not have to wait for authorization for coverage.
• You can extend your treatment as needed, and you do not have to worry about insurance benefits running out before your treatment is complete
• Medical expenses may be tax deductable.

Does Insurance usually pay?

We have found that insurance providers typically do not cover a complete 30 day program. From our experience billing insurance companies, we have seen that patients receive some reimbursement. However, in our opinion, the amount insurance providers will reimburse is less than satisfactory.

One of the most frequent statements we hear from callers is this: My insurance provider says, "I am covered for inpatient treatment for up to X amount of days in a calendar year or in a lifetime."

Most insurance providers do quote a specific number of days per a specified time period. However, our experience has been that once a patient has completed a medical detox, the insurance provider denies coverage and recommends a lower level of care for completion of treatment.

We bill insurance following discharge so your treatment will not be interrupted by insurance denials. This allows you to focus on your recovery.

Should you decide to call other treatment facilities that work with insurance, it is in your best interest to ask the following:

• What would my financial responsibility be in the event insurance provider denies coverage before I complete treatment?
• What happens if I do not have the funds to pay the remaining costs? Will I be discharged from treatment?
• What is the full cost of treatment and are there any potential additional costs (Detox fees, physician fees, psychologist/psychiatrist fees, medications and specialty services)?

This will provide you with a more realistic understanding of what your cost of treatment would be if your insurance benefits are denied after admission. For your convenience, please utilize our comparison worksheet.

Help is available. So is hope.

Call our Admissions Counselors and allow our team to discuss options and walk you through the process.

800 434-7365