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IMPORTANT NEW INFORMATION FOR HCPS PATIENTS

Health, Counseling and Prevention Services provides primary medical services to Northern Kentucky University students, faculty and staff, as well as individual, group and couples counseling to NKU students.

After many months of planning, the department will begin accepting insurance coverage for all services effective May 7, 2012.  In other words, just like other healthcare providers you may see, when you meet with one of NKU's health or counseling staff members, their services are likely to be covered by your health insurance.  This is good news for several reasons.

• Billing insurance will allow the department to increase its level of service despite increasing costs and diminishing resources.

• The Affordable Care Act has allowed more students to be covered by their parents' health insurance for a longer period of time.  The department wants to provide you the opportunity to use the benefits you have.

• Billing insurance allows the department to accept multiple methods of payment.  We will now be able to accept credit card payments as well as checks, cash and Allcard payments.

• Billing insurance has become a common practice in university health and counseling centers nationwide.

The amount charged per visit will be based upon the type and complexity of the service provided.  Copays and deductibles are due at the time of service.  The department will handle the entire process of billing your health insurance carrier, so you will not have to file claim forms yourself.  Just be sure to bring your insurance card with you to each visit.

The University strongly encourages all students to maintain adequate health insurance coverage at all times.  Fast and convenient access to healthcare is important for students to avoid disruption of their studies, not to mention significant financial hardship should major medical care be required due to an unforeseen illness or injury.  An out-of-pocket fee schedule for those without insurance benefits will be available.