Revenue Cycle

UHC Backs Off Retroactive Review of Emergency Care Claims, For Now
Providers are urging UHC for a "full and permanent reversal" of the policy.
Emergency department
AHA Blasts UnitedHealthcare's Plan to Retroactively Deny Emergency Claims
"Patients are not medical experts and should not be expected to self-diagnose during what they believe is a medical emergency,"...

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Denials
Emergency Physicians Call United Healthcare's ED Denial Policy 'Dangerous'
The American College of Emergency Physicians said that it "firmly believes that the new policy is in direct violation of...
Healthcare trends
Surprise Billing, Digital Experiences Among Top Healthcare Trends
PwC's Health Research Institute has released its annual medical cost trend report, which forecasts a 6.5% medical cost trend in...
Denial
United Healthcare Will Deny or Limit Coverage for ED Commercial Claims it Considers Non-Emergent
The new policy will apply to "commercial fully insured ED facility claims in many states for dates of service on...
Surprise bills
35% of Patients Would Put Off COVID-19 Treatment to Avoid Medical Bills
The new VisitPay survey also showed that more than one-third of patients said they're more worried about the financial burdens...
Stack of paperwork
33% of Hospital Executives Say Their Average Denial Rates are More Than 10%
The average national denials rate is between 6% and 13%, but many organizations are nearing the denials "danger zone" of...
On Medicare and need dental work? Beware a big bill.
Affordable Care Act sees more Californians obtaining coverage
Medicaid is a hassle for doctors. That's hurting patients.
NY state senator: Single-payer healthcare bill has the votes needed to pass
Breaking down President Biden's HHS budget proposal with former HHS CFO and McDermott Consulting
She's stuck with $75K in bills after her 'healthcare sharing ministry' refuses to pay
Betsy Hargreaves wanted to save a few bucks on health insurance a couple of years ago so she switched to...
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