Billing and Collections
Similar to the COVID-19 vaccine, Medicare will cover these infusions for the duration of the public health emergency.
Although RAND said price regulation is the most effective way to reduce spending, the researchers said this method has the most opposition.
Prior authorization continues to be the area with the lowest adoption rate, with only 21% of medical plans having fully electronic transactions.
The AHA data doesn't yet include figures from the COVID-19 pandemic that consumed much of 2020.
Northwell reportedly sued thousands of patients last year for unpaid medical bills averaging $1,700.
The report found that 53% of hospitals in the bottom quartile of the area wage index for 2020 were in rural areas.
An individual diabetes patient can expect to pay about $9,600 each year on diabetes medical costs alone.
Inpatient length of stay went up 8.7% year-over-year, but ER visits fell 15.5% and operating room minutes declined 12.2%.
Important factors include interactive voice response and email communication from the vendor denoting a patient's responsibility.
The agency is covering monoclonal antibody therapies at no cost for a broad range of providers and suppliers.