What is the Patient Protection Plan?
• The Patient Protection Plan is Athena’s unique program designed to protect patients from having to pay the balance of their bill not covered by insurance. It is available to commercially insured patients with plans covering diagnostic testing, including genetic testing when a gene test is ordered from Athena. The Patient Protection Plan is not available to patients in all states. Please contact Athena to verify whether patients in your state may participate in the Patient Protection Plan. How does the Patient Protection Plan work? • The Patient Protection Plan limits an eligible, enrolled patient’s liability to 20% of the cost of the test, even if the patient’s insurance plan pays nothing. Patients enroll in the program by signing the enrollment form and paying 20% of the cost of the test within 21 days of the test order. • Athena handles all the billing to the insurance company including the appeals process when applicable.
The Patient Protection Plan is Athena’s unique program designed to protect patients from having to pay the balance of their bill not covered by insurance. It is available to commercially insured patients with plans covering diagnostic testing, including genetic testing when a gene test is ordered from Athena. The Patient Protection Plan is not available to patients in all states. Please contact Athena to verify whether patients in your state may participate in the Patient Protection Plan.
