Insurance Specialist (Remote) - Payment Posting & Medical Billing - Central Time Zone or Pacific Time Zone
About Us:
Meduit is a national leader in healthcare revenue cycle management, supporting hospitals and physician practices in 48 states. We focus on optimizing payments, allowing clients to focus on patient care, and pride ourselves on our core values: Integrity, Teamwork, Continuous Improvement, Client-Focused, and Results-Oriented. Learn more at
About the Role:
The Insurance Specialist, Payment Posting is responsible for resolving insurance processing errors, claim denials, and billing challenges for hospital and physician billing accounts. This role ensures insurance claims are accurately reviewed, followed up on, and resolved to support timely reimbursement and reduced accounts receivable. The Insurance Specialist partners with patients, insurance companies, healthcare providers, and internal revenue cycle teams to address billing issues and deliver exceptional customer service.
Title: Insurance Specialist - Payment Posting
Location: Remote, United States
Schedule: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Central Time OR 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Pacific Time
Department: Insurance
Compensation: $18.00 - $21.00 per hour
Key Responsibilities:
- Post and reconcile insurance and patient payments accurately and timely within established productivity and quality standards
- Review and interpret Explanation of Benefits (EOBs) and Electronic Remittance Advice (ERAs) to ensure accurate payment application
- Balance daily deposits and reconcile posted payments to supporting documentation and bank records
- Research and resolve unapplied cash, payment variances, and discrepancies
- Identify and review underpayments, overpayments, contractual adjustments, and other payment posting exceptions
- Process adjustments in accordance with payer contracts, client requirements, and company policies
- Utilize payer portals, billing systems, and electronic remittance tools to support payment posting and reconciliation activities
- Maintain compliance with HIPAA, client requirements, and revenue cycle management best practices
- Collaborate with internal teams to resolve account issues and support accurate financial reporting
- Document payment activities and account updates thoroughly and accurately
Required Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED
- 2+ years of medical insurance payment posting experience in a healthcare billing or revenue cycle environment
- Experience interpreting and applying EOBs and ERAs
- Experience reconciling payments, deposits, and posting variances
- Working knowledge of contractual adjustments, payment reconciliation, and cash balancing processes
- Experience working with Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial insurance payers
- Proficiency with electronic medical records (EMR), billing systems, and payer portals
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a production-focused environment
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with Epic (strongly preferred)
- Experience with Hospital Billing (HB) and Professional Billing (PB)
- Experience posting payments for multiple specialties or healthcare facilities
- Experience with California payers
- Experience with HealthQuest, Experian, Waystar, NextGen, or similar healthcare revenue cycle platforms
- Knowledge of underpayment analysis, overpayment recovery processes, and unapplied cash resolution
Employment eligibility:
- Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire
- The company does not provide employment visa sponsorship for this position
- As a condition of employment, a pre-employment background check will be conducted
- At this time, we are unable to consider candidates residing in the state of New York for this position
What We Offer:
- Comprehensive paid training
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- HSA and FSA available
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid Wellness Time and Holidays
- Employer paid life insurance and long-term disability
- Internal growth opportunities
Meduit is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on any protected class and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, consistent with applicable laws. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check, satisfactory references, and any required documentation.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
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Skills:
Accounts Receivable, Analysis Skills, Background Investigation, Best Practices, Billing, Claims Processing, Continuous Improvement, Contract Requirements, Corporate Policies, Customer Relations, Customer Support/Service, Dental Insurance, Detail Oriented, Documentation, Electronic Medical Records, Financial Reporting, HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), Health Insurance, Healthcare, Healthcare Providers, High School Diploma, Hospital, Insurance, Insurance Claims, Insurance Documentation, Maintain Compliance, Medicaid, Medical Billing, Medicare, Multitasking, Patient Care, Payment Posting, Problem Solving Skills, Production Systems, Quality Metrics, Reconciliation, Reimbursement, Resolve Customer Issues, Revenue Management, Team Player, Time Management, Unapplied Cash, Vision Plan
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