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CFO
Infographic: 5 Notes for CFOs On Direct Primary Care Models
Could health systems ditch traditional high-deductible health plans for direct primary care models?
CFO
Direct Primary Care: A Predictable Path Forward for CFOs? (Part 2)
As financial pressures grow, CFOs are eyeing Direct Primary Care as a more stable, patient-focused alternative?though not without risks and...
Payer
Perspective: Surprise Medical Bills Were Supposed to Be a Thing of the Past. Surprise — They're Not.
The No Surprises Act has been a phenomenal success in taking on some unfair medical billing practices, but it wasn't...
Revenue Cycle
HL Shorts: Navigating Rising Patient Costs and Growing Collection Hurdles
The patient financial landscape is being reshaped by contradictory forces: rising patient out-of-pocket costs and growing restrictions on providers' ability...
CFO
How to Collaborate With Payers in 2025: Advice from HFMA
CFOs can get ahead with payers by using tech, leveraging data, and planning early.
CFO
3 Insights From HFMA 2025
Three topics dominated conversations at this year's conference. Here's what you need to know.
Revenue Cycle
Revenue Integrity's New Playbook
Panelists during a recent National Association of Healthcare Revenue Integrity webinar shared how they are forming strategic partnerships in their...
Payer
Bill of the Month: A Medicaid Patient Had a Heart Attack While Traveling. He Owed Almost $78K.
A South Dakota hospital refused to bill to a Florida Medicaid plan, instead sending it to the patient with a...
Payer
The Patient Expected a Free Checkup. The Bill Was $1,430.
Not all services that may be provided as part of an annual physical are paid for by insurance as preventive...
Revenue Cycle
Podcast: Winning a two-year fight over a bogus bill
In July 2022, "An Arm and a Leg" listener Meagan experienced a bout of vertigo that landed her in the...
Payer
Blockbuster Deal Will Wipe Out $30B in Medical Debt. Even Backers Say It's Not Enough.
Undue Medical Debt is retiring $30 billion worth of unpaid bills in a single transaction with Pendrick Capital Partners.
Payer
How Much Will that Surgery Cost? Hospital Prices Remain Largely Unhelpful.
Trump's 2025 order shows how little progress the country has made since he issued a similar directive nearly six years...