# For Providers — Own Your Panel

**A tool built by Justin Puch, LPC for fellow solo mental health practitioners.**

Own Your Panel helps solo therapists understand their insurance rights, fight underpayments, generate professional appeal letters in seconds, and negotiate for fair rates.

**Website**: https://ownyourpanel.netlify.app/

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## Why it exists

Solo therapists face the same invisible tax — hours spent on paperwork, denials that go unfought, and rates that never seem to budge. The tools built for large group practices don't fit solo work. Own Your Panel is built specifically for solo LPCs, LCSWs, MFTs, and psychologists in private practice.

It's not a billing platform or a credentialing service. It's an **insurance rights and advocacy tool**.

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## The numbers

- **36%** less per session from insurance vs. private pay — the gap Own Your Panel helps close
- **$50K** average annual revenue lost by practices using outdated billing approaches
- **243 of 375** insurance plans failed 2023 network adequacy standards — creating leverage most therapists aren't using

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## Core features

### AI appeal letter generator
Enter the denial code, CPT code, and payer. Get a professional, payer-specific appeal letter ready to send in under a minute.

### Rate benchmarking
See how your reimbursements compare to regional peers. Know immediately if you're being underpaid — and by how much.

### Directory status checker
Verify you're correctly listed and actively counted in payer directories — protecting you under new ghost network regulations.

### Contract negotiation scripts
Proven language for requesting rate increases from the most common payers — tailored to license type and state.

### Network adequacy alerts
Get notified when new federal or state laws create leverage for your practice — like the 2025 network adequacy rule changes.

### Denial pattern tracker
Log and track denials by payer and code. Identify patterns that reveal systematic underpayment or bad-faith denial practices.

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## Pricing

| Tier | Price | What you get |
|------|-------|--------------|
| Free | $0 forever | 3 appeal letters/month, basic rate lookup, directory status check, email support |
| Solo Practice | $29/month | Unlimited appeal letters, full rate benchmarking, negotiation scripts, network adequacy alerts, denial pattern tracking, priority support |
| Group Practice | $79/month | Everything in Solo plus multi-provider dashboard, group denial analytics, credentialing tracker, dedicated account support (up to 5 providers) |

Founding member pricing: join the waitlist to lock in **30% off for life**.

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## Who it's for

- Solo LPCs, LCSWs, MFTs, and psychologists in private practice
- Independent clinicians on insurance panels who feel underpaid, overwhelmed by denials, or ignored in contract negotiations
- Practices that want to advocate for themselves without hiring a billing company

## Who it's not for

- Large group practices with in-house billing departments
- Fully out-of-network self-pay practices (though the rate benchmarking is still useful)

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## Get started

- **Visit the site**: https://ownyourpanel.netlify.app/
- **Join the free waitlist** — no credit card required
- **Questions**: contact Justin at justin@summitridgecounseling.com