Insurance Verification & Authorization Specialist

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Insurance Verification & Authorization Specialist Department: Revenue Cycle: Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time Location: Austin, TX: Description: Join Aspire Allergy & Sinus as an Insurance Verification & Authorization Specialist and play a key role in ensuring patients receive seamless care while supporting an efficient revenue cycle. In this role, you will verify patient insurance eligibility and benefits, obtain prior authorizations and referrals when required, and ensure patients are properly cleared prior to services being rendered. Working closely with Scheduling, Front Desk, Clinical Operations, and the Revenue Cycle team, you will help ensure services meet payer requirements and reduce authorization- and eligibility-related denials. Using payer portals, practice management systems, and communication with insurance carriers, you will verify benefits, secure authorizations, and provide estimated patient financial responsibility when appropriate. This position is an essential part of the front-end revenue cycle, helping confirm coverage and authorization requirements before the patient visit—supporting both a positive patient experience and accurate reimbursement for serv...