Bad Debt

10 Critical Medicaid Trends to Watch

It is important for hospitals and health systems to forecast the impact of proposed healthcare legislation on Medicaid payments, eligibility teams, and patients.

Marie Hinds June 29, 2017

Closing the Loop by Selling Bad Debt

The increase of deductibles and self-pay accounts have hospitals and health systems looking at the sale of bad debt as a way to increase income.

Richard R. DeSoto May 23, 2017

Ask the Experts: Self-Pay Accounts

Has anyone placed self-pay unpaid accounts with a third-party agency at day 90? If so, was it beneficial or detrimental?

HFMA April 10, 2017

Two New Revenue Cycle Models For Three Key External Challenges

Kent Ritter continues his discussion of how a healthcare organization might look to implement measures to improve its revenue cycle.

Kent Ritter February 10, 2017

Bad Debt Expense Benchmarks

Bad debt becomes a difficulty as patients with high-deductible health plans struggle to pay their bills.

HFMA January 19, 2017

Ask the Experts: Definition of Bad Debt

What is the standard industry definition for bad debt percentage?

HFMA November 18, 2016

Medical Account Resolution Best Practices

Recommendations crafted by HFMA's Medical Debt Task Force are intended to improve the medical account resolution process for patients and providers alike. The best practices provide guidance on resolving financial obligations before, during, and after a patient visits a hospital or other healthcare setting.

HFMA January 14, 2014

HFMA Medical Debt Task Force

HFMA partnered with ACA International and gathered a task force of stakeholders to establish best practices for the fair resolution of patients' medical bills. The stakeholders represented include a diverse group of providers, consumer advocates, collections agencies, and credit bureaus.

HFMA January 14, 2014

Ask the Expert: CMS Statements for Medicare Patients

States--not CMS--have regulations in place related to timely patient notification of the availability of financial assistance/charity, as well as a statement that includes a summary of charges.

HFMA October 25, 2012

Ask the Experts Answer: Medicare Crossovers to Medicaid Bad Debt

If Medicaid contractualizes all or some of the amount deemed as coinsurance by Medicare, can the contractual amount be claimed as part of the bad debt on the cost report? Or, are we only able to claim the amount that Medicaid notes as being the copay or deductible on the cost report?

HFMA October 25, 2012
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