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When crowd was asked what word first came to mind at thought of patient financial communication, "confusion" dominated the responses.
These organizations have superior processes for communicating complex financial issues to patients in understandable ways, says HFMA President and CEO Joseph J. Fifer.
Never be too far ahead or too far behind when it comes to participation in value-based payment models, expert says.
State officials are hoping to win a 21-month extension of an agreement that began in 2011 and will expire in December.
Health law experts caution coverage gap fix for these very low earners would likely be largely undercut by two other changes in the bill.
Defendants sometimes billed 15 to 30 identical ultrasound guidance claims for a single patient visit, the Department of Justice said.
These five doctors referred various patient tests to Parsippany, New Jersey lab, generating more than $3.9 million in business, the DOJ said.
In the short term, there's immediate stability for insurers in the bill's funding for cost-sharing reduction payments through 2018.
About a fourth of respondents said the bill made "minor reductions" to Medicaid, and 13 percent didn't realize there were any proposed cuts.
Plans sold to individuals might exclude coverage for prescription drugs, mental health, addiction, maternity care, other expensive benefits.