OVR
A fraudulent, incompetent mess
It's crazy that my employer pays money for this "service," when Accolade simply adds another barrier to obtaining information or resolving issues (by preventing members from having direct contact with the insurance company). Accolade reps have very little understanding of our plan or the healthcare system in general. Over the years, I've constantly received conflicting and inaccurate information about coverage, plan rules, and in-network providers. When it comes to billing disputes, you can try contacting Accolade, and they will give lip service to resolving the issue ... then weeks and months go by without progress. One rep's excuse was that they don't own a fax machine, so it's hard to imagine they're serious about communicating with healthcare systems. I've only managed to resolve billing disputes by working around Accolade to call billing departments, patient relations departments, etc. on my own. In addition, they claim to give you a "care advocate," but it's virtually impossible to reach that advocate. I've tried calling the extension provided, and they've picked up 0 times over the years. I've also tried to leave messages, but they've returned my call only once over the years. There is no accountability or motivation to help. Zilch. Nada. As someone with chronic health issues who's navigated my fair share of healthcare, the service is truly abysmal compared to any other healthcare entity I've communicated with. As much as our country hates insurance carriers, Accolade is 10X worse because they can't actually help, they can only delay your care or insert themselves as a barrier when trying to resolve an issue.

