Healthcare

The largest hospital network in New York has decided to rescind lawsuits it filed against patients in 2020 and will pause any new filings after a report in The New York Times criticized the hospital network because it “plowed ahead” with a “flood of litigation” in the middle of the …

A group of 46 hospitals have filed suit against Alex Azar, the Secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services, seeking the reversal of a policy that has kept hospitals from receiving $1.4 million in bad debt payments. A copy of the complaint, filed in the District Court for …

While it appears as though some of the details of the new relief/stimulus bill that is working its way through Congress are not yet etched in stone, there are a lot of provisions that do appear to be finalized as part of a $900 billion package aimed at helping individuals …

About half of the population is concerned about being able to pay for an unexpected medical expense of less than $1,000, and 37% of individuals are very or somewhat concerned that they will be unable to pay for medical care next year, according to the results of a survey released …

As I have gotten older and lazier, I have come to adopt a saying that I think is very wise, especially for someone like me — don’t bring me a problem, bring me a solution. I was reminded of that clever saying as I read yet another article spotlighting another …

Individuals are stressed about paying their medical bills every month, but that stress does not necessarily correspond to the bills actually getting paid. In fact, medical bills rank as one of the lowest priority bills that an individual will pay in a given month, according to the results of a …

Members of both parties and in both chambers of Congress have reached a consensus on a bill that aims to protect patients from receiving surprise medical bills by prohibiting hospitals and healthcare providers from charging fees that a patient’s insurance will not cover and preventing patients from being billed when …

Fewer individuals had a medical debt go into collections in 2020 compared with a year ago, according to the results of a survey that were released this week, which also showed a spike in the usage of billing-related text messages and emails as providers and collectors embrace digital collection strategies. …

The Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee is calling on his committee, as well as that of the Senate Judiciary Committee, to strengthen the collection practice requirements for hospitals and healthcare providers who receive non-profit status under Section 501(r) from the Internal Revenue Service. The call is based on information …

Individuals who develop dementia are “significantly” more likely to have debts that are delinquent or in collection and to have credit scores that decline to the point of being subprime years before they were diagnosed, according to the results of a study that were published yesterday in a medical journal. …