Master Your Billing: The 2026 Patient Coverage & Prior Authorization Guide

Start the new year with confidence! A new calendar year inevitably brings updated benefits, shifting coverage, and revised policies. Most of your patients will experience changes to their insurance—whether it’s a entirely new plan, a modified copay, or updated coverage limits.

The Insurance Magician, LLC is excited to announce our brand-new online training course. We provide the essential tools you need to navigate these changes, including how to verify coverage, identify policies requiring pre-authorization, and manage HMO referral requirements.

Course Highlights

We’ll dive deep into the practical applications used to secure prior authorizations and share "magical" strategies to obtain same-day approvals, even for patients who have reached their annual session limits.

Our courses are specifically tailored to the evolving healthcare market, featuring tiered pricing based on duration, materials, and depth of content.

Registration is Now Open!

Join us for our inaugural sessions and master the latest industry shifts.

• Dates: January 9, 2026 & January 29, 2026

• Time: 12:00 PM CST (Noon)

What You Will Learn

Billing insurance can be daunting at the start of the year. Our course teaches you the "ins and outs" of the process, ensuring you have the correct payers and policies on file so you get paid faster.

Key Learning Objectives:

• Clearinghouses: Learn how to establish direct links with essential clearinghouses and understand their specific roles.

• EMR Optimization: Ensure your Electronic Medical Record system is configured to pull instant verification reports.

• Network Status: Understand your in-network standing and why it is the backbone of accurate reporting.

• Pre-certification & Pre-authorization: Master the definitions and the step-by-step process for obtaining approvals.

• Policy Decoding: Understand exactly what different plans mean for your patients, including specific limitations and requirements.

Secure your spot today and start the year with the billing secrets you need to succeed!

Adjustments, Write-Offs, and Bad Debt

Insurance contracts can be lengthy and tricky and let’s be honest most people do not read them or they have someone else handle their credentialing and they never pay attention to the changing laws and what they agree too.

When you bill insurance as both an in and out of network provider you are agreeing to collect whatever they state the patient is responsible for. There are a few caveats and work arounds to this rule but this is what you agree too. When you decide to write off a patient balance you can only do so for a number of reasons and this is has to be done in a specific way so that the insurance companies do not consider the it fraud or breach of contract.

In this class we will go over the correct options and ways to perform write offs and the measures that can be put in place for this to be done properly along with the ways to avoid not being able to recieve reimbursement for services. When insurance states a patient has no responsibility it means that the provider must write off a claim unless certain measures are taken to ensure you may hold the patient responsible for payment even if insurance denies the claim. The Insurance Magician, LLC is offering this specialized class to ensure providers maintain a good standing with their insurance payers contracts and can assist their patients that may need financial assistance if they faul on financial hardship.

Course Details & Registration

Our courses are designed for the modern clinical professional, with tiered pricing based on duration, materials, and depth of content.

• Dates: January 12, 2026 & January 30, 2026

• Time: 12:00 PM CST (Noon)

• Registration: Open Now!

Course Description

In this one-hour intensive session, we walk you through the newly added codes specifically affecting your profession. We don’t just list the codes; we discuss how to best utilize them for maximum reimbursement. We will also identify deleted codes that must be discontinued immediately to prevent compliance red flags.

Key Learning Objectives

• HCPCS/CPT Updates: Identify the exact new codes for 2026 and their clinical definitions.

• Provider Eligibility: Not all clinicians can bill every service independently. Learn which services require supervision and which providers are eligible for specific new codes.

• Code Deletions: Pinpoint the terminated codes that are no longer valid for billing to prevent automatic denials.

• Payer Exemptions & Negotiations: Discover how to navigate special circumstances, negotiate rates, and secure Single Case Agreements (SCAs) with exempt payers.

Secure your spot today to master the latest changes and bill with absolute confidence.

Navigating The World of Insurance; For In & Out of Network Clinicians

Duration: 1 Hour

• Format: Virtual Group Class

Registration is now open! Learn how to navigate the insurance world with all clients even as a cash pay.

• Dates: January 15, 2026, & February 3, 2026

• Time: 12:00 PM CST (Noon) central time

Secure your spot today to master the latest changes in the field.

Course Description Insurance billing can feel like a minefield, but having a fundamental understanding of the landscape is essential for protecting your practice. In this 1-hour intensive session, we will break down the three primary practice models: In-Network, Out-of-Network, and Cash Pay.

Key Learning Objectives:

• Structural Pros & Cons: We will weigh the financial burdens and benefits of each model to help you decide which path fits your goals.

• Compliance & Risk: Learn which files are most likely to be audited, the difference between a legal tax write-off and insurance fraud.

• Payer Analysis: We will discuss which insurance companies currently offer the highest reimbursement rates versus those that pay the least.

• Negotiation Strategies: Learn how to navigate special circumstances and negotiate rates or Single Case Agreements.

Join us to gain the basic knowledge you need to navigate changes in the industry and bill with confidence.

"We have reserved a 10-minute Q&A segment at the conclusion of the class. If we are unable to address your inquiry during this time, you are welcome to send one follow-up email containing a single question. We strive to respond to these inquiries as quickly as possible."

Master the 2026 Coding Shift: New CPT Codes & Compliance Updates

Each year, the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) revise the HCPCS and CPT billing codes used for reimbursement. To ensure your practice remains compliant and profitable, The Insurance Magician, LLC is offering a specialized deep dive into the mandatory 2026 billing additions and deletions.

Stay ahead of the curve and avoid claim denials by mastering these changes before they impact your revenue cycle.

Course Details & Registration

Our courses are designed for the modern clinical professional, with tiered pricing based on duration, materials, and depth of content.

• Dates: January 20, 2026 & February 6, 2026

• Time: 12:00 PM CST (Noon)

• Registration: Open Now!

Course Description

In this one-hour intensive session, we walk you through the newly added codes specifically affecting your profession. We don’t just list the codes; we discuss how to best utilize them for maximum reimbursement. We will also identify deleted codes that must be discontinued immediately to prevent compliance red flags.

Key Learning Objectives

• HCPCS/CPT Updates: Identify the exact new codes for 2026 and their clinical definitions.

• Provider Eligibility: Not all clinicians can bill every service independently. Learn which services require supervision and which providers are eligible for specific new codes.

• Code Deletions: Pinpoint the terminated codes that are no longer valid for billing to prevent automatic denials.

• Payer Exemptions & Negotiations: Discover how to navigate special circumstances, negotiate rates, and secure Single Case Agreements (SCAs) with exempt payers.

Secure your spot today to master the latest changes and bill with absolute confidence.