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December 1, 2016 by Steve Chiu in Debt Collection

IRC § 501 (r) Developments and the Importance of Compliance Programs

This article previously appeared on Manatt, Phelps & Phillips' Health Update and is republished here with permission. It was co-authored by Harvey Rochman, Partner, Litigation and Steve Chiu, Associate, Manatt Health. The...

November 16, 2016 by Doug Johnson in Medical Debt

New Study Examines Patient Payment and the Affordable Care Act

According to a new study from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has not impacted federal Community Health Centers (CHCs) in the way that...

September 27, 2016 by Doug Johnson in Accounts Receivable Management

New HFMA Study Examines Rise of Self-Pay

A new study from the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) – “Self Pay and the Benefits of Prospective PatientEngagement” – finds that more patients are paying healthcare providers themselves. The...

July 30, 2014 by Roberta Schultz in Collection Laws and Regulations

Managing ACA-Insured Patients

Roberta Schultz Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, millions have health insurance who in the past could not afford it or qualify for it. But this new widespread adoption of...

April 25, 2014 by Evan J. Albright in Denials Management

Managing Patients Who Are Uninsured-by-Choice

While one in 10 individuals living in the United States do not qualify for health insurance by way of the Affordable Care Act, there is a large number of...

April 10, 2014 by Evan J. Albright in Billing and Coding

CMS Continues to Tinker with 'Two-Midnight' Rule

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services continue to refine application of the “two-midnight rule,” the new standard for whether a Medicare beneficiary should be considered “inpatient” under Medicare Part...

April 7, 2014 by Evan J. Albright in Denials Management

The Future of Bad Debt: The American Worker with Employer Health Insurance

American workers with access to health insurance from their employers were among the lowest financial risks to healthcare providers. No more, according to trends identified in two recent reports. Zywave,...

March 26, 2014 by Roberta Schultz in Denials Management

Growing Bad Debt is Not the Disease, but the Symptom--Part 2

If growing bad debt is an alarming challenge for your organization, the root cause exists somewhere upstream in your business processes. Addressing growing bad debt requires a wholistic approach, not...

March 21, 2014 by Steve Scibetta in Medical Debt

Four Steps to Manage the Risks and Rewards of Patient Payments

Steve Scibetta,Ontario Systems The increasing number of high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) indicates a clear shift in healthcare’s financial responsibility from insurance to patient. At this point, everyone’s asking the same...

March 21, 2014 by Roberta Schultz in Medical Debt

Growing Bad Debt Is Not the Disease, But the Symptom -- Part 1

Even in today’s highly charged economic climate, there are some healthcare providers who outwardly appear to accept bad debt as a fact of life; others attempt to solve it by...

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