Patients who accumulate medical debt are getting some relief from credit reporting changes and a new four-point plan laid out by the Biden administration. Meanwhile, providers, whose bills patients are struggling to pay, are pursing more creative and patient-friendly ways to collect those balances. READ MORE
One way to ensure hospital-owned physician practices are maximizing reimbursement is to outsource the billing of professional medical claims to medical billing companies who specialize in physician billing. Such outsourcing offers several key advantages for hospitals, as well as other corporate entities. Here’s why. READ MORE
Medical practices are changing their patient payment policies; patients are still worried they won’t be able to pay their bills. Here are a few suggestions for collecting payment payments during an economic recovery. READ MORE
The No Surprises Act, which was signed into law in December 2020, won’t go into effect until at least January 1, 2022. But that isn’t slowing down provider groups from working to ensure the details of the bill, which will be administered through by agencies like the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury, are ironed out with their interests in mind. READ MORE
An 11th-hour COVID-19 relief package was approved by both houses of Congress a few days before Christmas and signed into law by President Trump a few days after. The legislation, second in size only to the CARES Act passed last spring in the early days of the pandemic, provides wide-ranging relief to multiple sectors throughout the country, including physicians. READ MORE
Indiana physician practices have just two days to report and relinquish unclaimed property to meet the November 1, 2020, deadline. READ MORE
Providers who test and treat uninsured patients for COVID-19 can be reimbursed through the HRSA COVID-19 Uninsured Program, funded by the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Here’s what providers need to know to get started and submit their own claims. READ MORE
During Indiana’s COVID-19 emergency declaration, IHCP is implementing temporary changes to provide flexibility for Indiana Medicaid providers and patients. Changes affect many areas of IHCP, including telemedicine, timely filing limits, provider enrollment, and more. Here is a brief overview of several of those changes. READ MORE
Earlier this month, a bipartisan group of Senators announced draft legislation that would address the issue of surprise bills for patients seen by out-of-network medical providers. READ MORE
Patient balances after insurance grew 67 percent from 2012 to 2017, and the uninsured rate of working adults ages 19 to 64 also rose 3.3 percent in 2018, making patient collections more challenging than ever. READ MORE
