Billing and Collections
Vendors like CarePayment and Docpay help hospitals and medical practices create plans to collect, avoiding bad debt.
But regulations and the rise of high-deductible plans are making a difficult job even harder.
Harvard economist Katherine Baicker discusses the complex question of Medicaid expansion at the HIMSS Pop Health Forum.
As patients carry more financial responsibility, health systems nationwide face the potential for bad press.
An additional dollar in list price was associated with an additional 15 cents in payment to a hospital for privately insured patients, according to the study.
Geisinger, others revamp bills to make them easier to understand and no longer a source of frustration.
GOP plans to expand their use could expand competition among those who manage these accounts, experts say.
Humana, Cigna fix image problem for statements that once did more to confuse than inform consumers.
When patients are given multiple options to satisfy their financial obligations, the ability to pay their bill becomes more manageable.
Many middle- and lower-income Republicans benefit from the health law's Medicaid expansion and marketplace subsidies.