An appeal letter is a type of business letter that is generally used to correspond with a company after a claim is denied, in some cases they are used to show displeasure with a country or organization. Most appeal letters are written to insurance companies, whether it is for healthcare claims, automobile claims or other issues. Knowing how to write a proper appeal letter is essential to ensure
. that the letter is read by the company and helps the claimant's cause. Many people are new to writing appeal letters, which can make it difficult to write a good letter. Fortunately, many appeal letter examples are available online for people to reference and use. These letters show the professional style in which the letter is usually constructed and help give a good formatting example for writers. The Healthcare Financial Management Association has several appeal letter examples available on their website at http://www.hfma.org/Forums/Forums/Revenue-Cycle/Claims-Denial-Appeals-Process--Examples-of-Appeal-Letters/. These letters are all appealing the denial of a healthcare insurance claim to the insurance company. Each letter contains a professional header and also contains pertinent details relating to the claim, such as when the patient was seen and what their insurance number is with the company. These letters are useful for physicians and nurses who are writing an appeal on behalf of their patient. IGFM, an organization that works to stop human rights abuses around the world, also has letter of appeal examples on their web site at http://www.ishr.org/index.php?id=791. This site works on having individuals send letters appealing to countries to end their abuse of groups of people. IGFM encourages people to write peaceful letters that lay out the reasons why the country, or organization, should stop their human rights abuses. These letter of appeal are political in nature, and a good reference for people interested in appealing to corporations and nations to stop damaging people and regions. More Reference Links: http://www.hfma.org/Forums/Forums/Revenue-Cycle/Claims-Denial-Appeals-Process--Examples-of-Appeal-Letters/ http://www.ishr.org/index.php?id=791
