How 2 former debt collectors helped erase $1B in medical bills
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Craig Antico and Jerry Ashton had decades of experience as medical debt collectors
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Health Care Finance
The out-of-pocket financial burden for insured working Americans is substantial and growing
A new study by the researchers at Ohio State University analyzed more than 22 million enrollees in private insurance plans
Read MoreCMS to repay hospitals millions for off-campus clinic visits
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare will soon reimburse hospitals millions of dollars that were withheld over a
Read MoreThe House Just Passed Its Prescription Drug Plan — Here’s What’s In It
(By Selena Simmons-Duffin for NPR) Practically everyone is frustrated by high prescription drug prices. Voters have made clear they want
Read MoreSupreme Court Seems Sympathetic To Insurers In Obamacare Case
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) No clear split between conservative and liberal Supreme Court justices emerged Tuesday as
Read MoreWhy Anthem doesn’t want to own physician practices
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) As major health insurance companies are getting into the business of owning primary
Read MoreOIG found Medicare paid $502 million in excess hospital payments
The Office of Inspector General found 60 hospitals received a surplus in hospital payments totaling $502 million for fiscal years
Read MoreSeveral health care regulatory changes in 2020
While the media continues to focus on potential health care policy changes, employers need to be aware of several health
Read MoreBCBS report finds consumers still prefer in-person healthcare interactions to digital services: 4 notes
(By Andrea Park for Becker’s Hospital Review) Though patients are interested in and, in many cases, willing to pay extra
Read MoreSmall businesses are concerned about providing health insurance
A recent survey of 230 businesses by Enterprise Bank & Trust (EBT) found most small and midsize businesses (SMBs) worry
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