Experience

University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Healthcare Reimbursement Analyst

  • Dec 2015 - Present

  Responsible for the in-depth and detailed evaluation of patient financial history for both uninsured and underinsured patients for the purposes of determining eligibility for State and Federally funded financial assistance programs.Screen patients to review and process UI Charity Care and Mile Square Sliding Scale Discount financial assistance applications. Ensure completeness, verify supporting documentation, run credit reports and determine eligibility. Educate patients about the Affordable Care Act, including potential eligibility during both open enrollment and in the situation of a life qualifying events. Explain qualified health plans, essential health benefits, differences in plan affordability, premium tax credits, and cost sharing. Assist individuals navigating through the web based State or Federal Marketplace.

• Program Service Specialist

  • Mar 2006 - Nov 2015

  Provide case management services to uninsured and underinsured patients. Facilitate application for programs including but not limited to Illinois Healthcare and Family Services Kid Care/All Kids program, Circuit Breaker, Medicaid, Health Benefits for Workers with Disabilities, Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program, Mail-In Application For Payment of Medicare Premiums, Deductibles and Coinsurance (QMB) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Provide Assistance with Medicaid, MPE Medicaid, Allkids, IPDA2636, Crime Victims Application, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), and Title X or any financial entitlement program to patient/families when deemed necessary.



Illinois Action for Children

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Family Resource Specialist

  • Jan 2004 - Feb 2006

  Processed application for client seeking assistance with subsidized child care. Processed application for client seeking assistance with subsidized child care.



Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• File Clerk

  • Jan 1999 - 2003

  Responsible for department medical records, keeping in compliance with HIPPA, OSHA and Joint Commission.Scheduling appointments and verifying insurance. Provide office support by assisting with mail and ordering stock. Responsible for department medical records, keeping in compliance with HIPPA, OSHA and Joint Commission.Scheduling appointments and verifying insurance. Provide office support by assisting with mail and ordering stock.



Chicago Athletic Club

• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Child Care Attendant

  • 1999 - 2002

  Cared for children from the age of 6 weeks to years old, while their parents exercised on site Cared for children from the age of 6 weeks to years old, while their parents exercised on site