Medi-Cal waiver billing for senior care operators

Waiver billing that arrives on time, survives audits, and stops leaking.

We run Assisted Living Waiver, Residential Habilitation, and ILS billing end-to-end for assisted living and residential care communities. Claims go out electronically every week, every remittance is reconciled, and every denial is worked. Your team keeps private pay in-house. We handle the programs that pay the rest.

HIPAA-compliant, BAA with every client Medi-Cal electronic submission certified Bay Area, operator-side experience
Weekly claim cycleLive status trail
837Claims sent to Medi-Cal electronicallyWaiting
TA1Receipt confirmed within minutesWaiting
999Format accepted the same dayWaiting
277Every claim accepted for payment reviewWaiting
835Payment posted and reconciled to the pennyWaiting

Nothing is "in the mail." Every claim has a receipt, and if one stalls we know where and why.

By the numbers

Results from inside the industry, traced to remittance records

Every figure comes from client remittance records. Recovered means paid. Pending and appealed amounts are shown separately and never added in.

$993,346Revenue securely processedMedi-Cal payments tracked and reconciled, Apr–Sep 2026
$179,854Revenue recoveredConfirmed by later payment
$90,796Pending and under appealSubmitted and awaiting payment, or in active appeal
94%Median denial-dollar reductionBefore vs. after taking over the billing
3Licensed facilities billed weeklyPlus ALW and RH enrollment support for partner sites
40%Up to 40% below typical billing-service rates3% of collections against published 5–7% typical rates
What you get

One accountable partner for the whole cycle

Most waiver revenue is lost in the gaps between sending a claim, reading the payment, and following up. We own all three, so a short-paid resident is caught the week it happens.

Electronic submission

Claims go out every week, with a receipt for each one

We build the week's claims from your census, check each one before it leaves, and send them to Medi-Cal electronically. Within hours we know every claim was received and accepted.

  • ALW tiers, RH hours, and ILS cycles billed correctly the first time
  • Eligibility confirmed before billing, not after a denial
  • No printing, packaging, or mailing on your side
How electronic submission works →
Week of Sep 19 · 14 residentsSent$49,159
Receipt and format confirmedAccepted14 / 14
Accepted for payment reviewAccepted14 / 14
Payment postedNext cycle—
Remittance review

Every payment reconciled to what was billed

Medi-Cal's weekly remittance tells you what paid, what was denied, and what was taken back. We match every line to the claim behind it and turn each denial into a fix, queued for the next run.

  • Short pays and duplicate denials flagged the week they appear
  • Denials translated into plain-language causes and next steps
  • Weekly variance report by facility, resident, and program
How remittance review works →
Paid as billedReconciled$46,391
Short-paid: units mismatchRebill queued$1,257
Denied: eligibility gapCCA contacted$1,511
Adjustment from prior monthTraced−$643
Recovery

Missed revenue found, rebilled, and tracked until it pays

For a new client we review the last six to twelve months of remittances, remove the overlaps so nothing is counted twice, and rebill what is still inside the window. We report recovery only when the payment proves it.

  • Appeals, inquiries, and chargebacks handled on your behalf
  • Pending and appealed dollars tracked separately from confirmed
  • Contingency pricing: a share of what actually pays
See how recovery is priced →
Identified
$205,818
Confirmed paid
$179,854
Pending
$49,000
Under appeal
$41,796

One multi-site operator, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.

Reporting and enrollment

A report ownership can read in five minutes

What was billed, what paid, what is still open, by facility, resident, and program. Audit-ready documentation for CCA and DHCS reviews. And if you are not in the waiver programs yet, we guide the enrollment.

  • Submission and payment tracking in one weekly summary
  • Documentation that holds up when someone asks
  • ALW enrollment and RH tier or hours increases, handled with your Care Coordination Agency
Common questions →
Weekly summary · 3 facilitiesSent Monday
Billed this cycle$49,159
Paid to date$46,391
Open items (2 residents)In progress$2,768
Year-to-date recovered$179,854
What changes

Denials fall, and recovered dollars are counted only once they pay

Median denied dollars per remittance

One operator's Medi-Cal remittances, before and after we took over the billing.

BeforeAfter
PeriodMedian denied per remittance
Before (Oct 2025 – Mar 2026)$9,000
After (Aug – Sep 2026)$540

Where the recovery dollars stand

Confirmed means paid. Everything else is reported separately until it is.

ConfirmedIn processIdentified only
StatusAmount
Confirmed recovered$179,854
Pending payment$49,000
Under appeal$41,796
Identified, not yet confirmed$65,709
How an engagement works

Review first. Commit once the numbers are in front of you.

Free billing review

We review your recent submissions and remittances and show you what is unbilled, denied, or recoverable, and why.

Agreement and BAA

A plain service agreement and a Business Associate Agreement. Your data stays yours.

Pilot month

We take over one cycle, run alongside your current process, and report the difference.

Weekly operations

Standing weekly runs, reconciliation, rebills, and a report you can read in five minutes.

Proof, not promises

What changed for one multi-site operator

Twelve months of remittance records, before and after we took over the billing. Every figure is traceable to a payment.

From mailed forms to electronic claims

Claims that used to leave in an envelope and go silent for weeks now come back confirmed within hours. Nothing is lost in the mail, and a problem is fixed the same day it appears.

Paid sooner, reconciled the week it posts

Every remittance is matched to what was billed as soon as it arrives. Short pays and denials are worked that week, inside the deadline, instead of surfacing at year end.

Missed revenue found, then protected

Historical gaps are identified, de-duplicated, and rebilled until they pay. The same checks then run on every new claim, so the leak that cost the money cannot reopen.

$9,004 → $567Median denied dollars per remittanceHistorical baseline vs. stabilized operations
95%Fewer denied lines per remittanceSame operator, same period comparison
$179,854Recovered and confirmed paidPending and appealed amounts reported separately

One client's results. Your facility's starting point will differ, which is what the free review is for. Read the full case study →

Find out what your last six months of remittances are hiding.

The review is free, takes about a week, and ends with a written summary of unbilled, denied, and recoverable dollars. No obligation to continue.