LIFE Counseling Center is committed to providing services to everyone regardless of financial position. Therefore, we have provided a variety of different options for payment that allow anyone who desires counseling services to receive these services.
For those of you who do not qualify for the financial options available or choose not to access them, may choose to pay for sessions out of your own pocket. All out of pocket payments are due at the time of service. Our per session costs are determined by the degree, license, and experience of each counselor. Our office manager can give you costs per session of our counselors upon request.
We are a Medicaid certified service provider. All clients who currently have Medicaid health insurance can receive mental health services through our center. This does not require a pre-authorization, but does require that we receive a referral from your healthy connections doctor. Please provide us with your Medicaid identification card and a healthy connections referral from your doctor. Medicaid services are at no cost to those clients who receive this benefit. However, if a session is not cancelled or is cancelled with less than a 24 hour notice, then a missed session fee will be incurred by the client.
We offer a reduced rate for those who qualify. The fee is based on the number of people in the household and the annual household gross income. Our fee ranges from 6 to 60 dollars a session and in some special circumstances may be waived altogether. Our sliding scale services are performed by supervised counseling interns who are participating in the LIFE Counseling Center Internship Program. Our sliding fee scale is in place so that no one is turned down for services.
Many insurance carriers do reimburse for mental health services, including psychological assessments. Check with your insurance company to see if reimbursement is an option. Keep in mind that your medical insurance represents a contract between you and the carrier, not between the carrier and us. If your insurance fails to pay, then you remain responsible for all fees. In many circumstances, our office will bill the insurance company directly for you. Please remember that this, in no way, removes your obligation to pay any fees, or portion of fees not paid by your insurance carrier. All co-payments and deductibles must be paid at the time of service and will be determined based on your individual insurance policy.
We currently have in network providers for the following insurance carriers.
• Aetna
• BlueCross of ID
• Cigna
• Idaho Physicians Network
• Micron
• Pacific Source
• Regence BlueShield of ID
• Triwest
• United Health
We are a Medicare certified service provider. All clients who currently have Medicare health insurance can receive mental health services through our center with one of our LCSW clinicians.
The employee Assistance program is billed directly to your EAP provider at no cost to you. Using EAP requires you to obtain prior authorization from your EAP provider before counseling can be approved. Not all of our counselors provide this service, so please check with our Office Manager to get a list of our counselors that do.
EAP providers that we accept are as follows:
• BPA
• RBH
• ComPsych
A 24 hour cancellation notice is required. There is a fee for missed appointments. This policy applies to all clients, Medicaid included.
If your insurance carrier is not listed on our current list of in network insurance carriers, we can still offer you services and help you with billing your insurance carrier as an out of network provider. Please note, in most cases, you will be responsible for paying all fees associated with the service upfront and then we will provide you with the documentation needed to be reimbursed by your insurance carrier.
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