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2022 Medicare Advantage Plan Overview, Part Two: Portfolio Strategy and Leading CarriersPortfolios are designed to "make care more affordable, accessible and convenient," in the words of one executive.
Revenue Cycle
32% of People Will Pay their Medical Bill Within 5 Minutes of Getting a Text About ItWhen consumers receive "payment due" notifications through their preferred digital channels about half will pay through that channel in less...
Revenue Cycle
How to Crush Medical Debt: 5 Tips for Using Hospital Charity CareMany people who qualify for financial assistance never apply.
Payer
Major Insurers Running Billions of Dollars Behind on Payments to Hospitals and DoctorsHospitals are also dealing with a spike in retroactive claims denials by UnitedHealthcare.
Clinical Care
Delta Coronavirus Variant Wreaking Havoc on Hospital Finances, Report SaysThe Delta variant, which is highly transmissible, has led to a surge of COVID-19 patients across the country.
Revenue Cycle
Report: Hospital Margins Tight Even with Improved Revenues, VolumesThose tight margins are being driven by rising expenses and COVID-19 Delta variant concerns.
Revenue Cycle
How 2 Rural Hospitals Use Charities to Help Patients with Out-Of-Pocket CostsWayne Memorial and Ballad Health are using financial aid to help alleviate medical bills for their rural populations and reduce...
Strategy
Hospital Revenues Up Despite Shift to Regional PartnershipsIn the first six months of 2021, total revenue was the second highest in recent years at $17.2 billion with...
Payer
'An Arm and a Leg': Tips for Fighting Medical Bills from ProPublica's Marshall AllenJournalist Marcus Allen provides tips from his book "Never Pay the First Bill: And Other Ways to Fight the Healthcare...
Revenue Cycle
Only 9% of Adults are Aware of Hospital Price Transparency RulesThe few people who have researched hospital prices online within the past six months were slightly more likely to erroneously...
Revenue Cycle
Key Metrics for Docs, Hospitals Near Pre-Pandemic LevelsHospital margins remained narrow despite in May rising patient volumes.
Finance
S&P: Not-for-Profit Healthcare Sector Outlook Upgrades to 'Stable'The bond rater downgraded the sector on March 25, 2020 to negative, and reaffirmed that rating in January 2021.