{"id":124,"date":"2017-09-01T16:08:28","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T16:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wyomingtraining.com\/subject-matter-minute-blog\/?p=124"},"modified":"2017-10-12T15:14:12","modified_gmt":"2017-10-12T15:14:12","slug":"episode-7-medical-reimbursement-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wyomingtraining.com\/subject-matter-minute-blog\/episode-7-medical-reimbursement-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Subject Matter Minute, Episode #7 – Medical Reimbursement Process"},"content":{"rendered":"

The below post is taken from the Video Blog, the Subject Matter Minute. If it’s a little hard to read, it’s because it’s taken from the spoken word. You can view the episode on YouTube if you would like. Find it here:\u00a0Episode #7 – Medical Reimbursement Process<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

If YouTube is blocked for you or your agency, you can scroll to the bottom of this post to view it from Google Drive.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

You can also listen to an audio version: Episode #7: Medical Reimbursement Process<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Before I get started on this month’s subject I want to talk about the\u00a0Eclipse. I know that’s kind of a dead horse that’s been beaten in Wyoming, but\u00a0I was lucky enough to see it in totality, and it was amazing. It was unexpected. I know you’ve heard this from your friends if you didn’t see\u00a0it in totality but if you didn’t, you need to go chase it in seven years when\u00a0it goes across the states again! It was super cool.<\/p>\n

I was lucky\u00a0enough to be a part of a big group at Glendo. Ten months ago we\u00a0reserved three group sites. You had to do it ten months ago, and we had to kind of stay\u00a0up all night trying to get in, but we did. I was thinking, “what’s what’s the big\u00a0deal?” I also thought it was kind of expensive.\u00a0I just wasn’t all that excited, but I am\u00a0so glad we did.<\/p>\n

You know how everyone was saying there was going to be thousands\u00a0and thousands of people there? Well there might have been, but as you can see by\u00a0this picture… all of these people are my friends. This is during the Eclipse, during totality, or really close to totality… there is nobody on the beach\u00a0but us. So we got lucky.<\/p>\n

\"Wyoming<\/p>\n

Also, when we reserved that campsite, they forced you\u00a0to do four nights so we didn’t leave till Tuesday morning. We didn’t hit\u00a0any of the traffic. That being said, I think that 90% of the folks that got\u00a0stuck in traffic for hours would probably say it was worth it. Again, I thought it was completely unexpected and amazing… the totality part… the rest\u00a0of it was “meh.” So next time, seven years from now, chase it and go find it!<\/p>\n

I’ve got to get to the subject matter because it is a little bit long again. This is a\u00a0continuation from last month’s episode. I need to thank the subject matter\u00a0expert, which is EGI (Employees’ Group Insurance), they are also this month’s subject matter experts. Thanks again to EGI.<\/p>\n

This month I’m gonna go over the medical reimbursement account process. You use the medical reimbursement account to pay for\u00a0out-of-pocket expenses. Of course, you’re gonna need documentation\/proof\u00a0that you had these expenses, so we’re gonna go over that… that’s what this is about.<\/p>\n

There’s a couple ways you can do this… kind of the old-fashioned way, where\u00a0you hand in papers, or submit by email, and there’s also a new online portal to\u00a0submit all your documents. Whichever way you decide to do it, there’s a few things\u00a0you need. You’re going to need the reimbursement claim form. (It has a much\u00a0longer name that you’ll see in a few) You’ll need that claim form filled out. You’ll need supporting documentation… most of which is EOBs or explanation\u00a0of benefits, and receipts and the like. And then for daycare, you’ll either need\u00a0an itemized receipt or you can have a signature of the provider on the claim\u00a0form. I will show you how to do that.<\/p>\n

First, I’m going to show you how to gather all\u00a0your stuff, then I’m going to show you how to do it the paper way, and then I’m\u00a0going to show you how to do it on the online portal.<\/p>\n

Let’s go find our EOBs, or explanation of benefits, on the Cigna website.<\/strong><\/p>\n