Health Populi

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

consumers are facing historically high levels of inflation for household spending on food, petrol, and home goods, health consumers will be dealing with greater out-of-pocket spending based on health insurance forecasts such as this latest one from Segal. For more on health care costs facing U.S.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Workers covered by health insurance through their companies spend 11.5% of their household income on health insurance premiums and deductibles based on The Commonwealth Fund’s latest report on employee health care costs, Trends in Employer Health Coverage, 2008-2018: Higher Costs for Workers and Their Families.

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

In the first month of 2023, CHIR reviewed studies on how policies expanding health coverage would impact household spending, surprise medical bills generated by ground ambulance rides, and health care costs associated with substance use disorders.

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Health Populi

MAY 18, 2023

consumer credit rating companies — Equifax, Experian and TransUnion — planned to remove medical bill collections that were under $500 from consumers’ credit reports. And, over one-half of patients have also sought information about medical bills. On April 11, 2023, three of the largest U.S.

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Unpaid medical bills are among the largest contributors to personal debt in the United States. Evidence indicates that medical debt disproportionately affects people of color and individuals with lower incomes.

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Medisys Compliance

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Understanding the concept of Mental Health Medical Billing. Medical billing include submitting claims for the patient’s healthcare services. Medical billing for behavioral health may be more challenging than for other healthcare specialties due to the specialty’s complexity.

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The No Surprises Act (NSA) aims to protect consumers facing surprise medical bills after receiving care from out-of-network providers under circumstances beyond their control. In a new report for the Commonwealth Fund, CHIR experts look at how states are working with the federal government to implement this landmark law.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 19, 2021

"This plan to provide clear, concise and correct medical billing information will lead to the creation of a national model to make all healthcare billing instantaneous and understandable, removing friction points for consumers and providers," said Gupta.

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Medisys Compliance

JANUARY 30, 2023

The medical billing industry is a complex and ever-changing field, and it is crucial for healthcare providers and billing companies to stay compliant with government regulations. State Laws: In addition to federal laws, medical billing companies and healthcare providers must also comply with state laws and regulations.

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Medisys Compliance

AUGUST 31, 2022

With the increase in the cases it is difficult for the medical practitioners to focus on the billing structure and then carry out the paperwork. It is a tedious task and it calls for a lot of hours to be put into so it is better to hire a medical billing company. Health billing for the behavioral industry.

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Medisys Compliance

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Medical billing errors are simple to make but have a significant impact on the overall revenue of the healthcare organization. Optometry medical billers deal with a variety of problems, including returned claims, denied claims, rejected invoices, improper coding, and insufficient data. Insurance Legibility. Wrapping Up .

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

JULY 15, 2022

The No Surprises Act (NSA) went into effect this year, providing new protections against surprise medical bills for patients who receive unanticipated out-of-network care. In the newest iteration of the map, CHIR added updates on state payment determination mechanisms and protections against surprise ground ambulance bills.

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Health Populi

MAY 5, 2019

This is what rationing health care looks like in America: one in two people in families dealing with a chronic health condition have difficulty affording paying medial bills before meeting a deductible, unexpected medical bills, co-payments for prescription drugs, co-payments for physician visits, and/or their monthly health insurance premium.

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Health Populi

JUNE 20, 2022

When high-deductible health plans became part of health insurance design in America, they were lauded as giving patients “more skin in the game” of health care payments. “Instead, they’ve faced thousands of dollars in bills as health insurers shifted costs onto patients through higher deductibles.”

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Medisys Compliance

JULY 11, 2022

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 established several new requirements to protect consumers from surprise medical bills. These requirements generally apply to items and services provided to consumers enrolled in group health plans, group or individual health insurance coverage, and Federal Employees Health Benefits plans.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 12, 2022

According to the Journal of the American Medical Association , one in five insured adults had a surprise medical bill from an out-of-network provider. Overall, two-thirds of adults are worried about their ability to afford unexpected medical bills. Surprise Billing Causes. Two-thirds of U.S.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Financial information, contact information, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, or medical information were not accessed or stolen in the attack. The affected individuals had previously visited the website and paid medical bills online between August 12, 2021, and January 12, 2023.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Most Americans have been surprised by a medical bill, a NORC AmeriSpeak survey found. Nearly all Americans (86% net responsible) first blame health insurance companies, followed by hospitals (82%). Who’s responsible? I included this image from Tom’s Shell petrol station in that first post. Plus ça change.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Prioritizing the digital health experience, with financial health baked into the front-end and not just the back-end bill payment and ex post facto EOB from the health plan will help reverse this era of eroding trust between patient and hospital.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

– With the Payer Intelligence Layer, Cedar can now integrate data from health insurers and healthcare providers to help create a single source of information for consumers managing medical bills. and Allegheny Health Network (AHN) will be the first to launch the new technology for services provided to Highmark Inc.

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Health Populi

JUNE 6, 2023

What do people want from digital transformation for their health care experiences?

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Health Populi

MAY 30, 2022

Year 3 into the COVID-19 pandemic, health citizens are dealing with coronavirus variants in convergence with other challenges in daily life: price inflation, civil and social stress, anxiety and depression, global security concerns, and the safety of their families.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 11, 2022

Hackers gained access to a single file server housing files that contained patients’ protected health information such as names, contact information, insurance claim information, date(s) of service, medical bill account number, and health insurance informa­tion.

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Medisys Compliance

MARCH 23, 2023

About Medisys Data Solutions Medisys Data Solutions is a leading medical billing outsourcing company providing medical coding, billing, revenue cycle management, accounts receivable management, and provider credentialing services.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Patients have more financial skin-in-their-healthcare-games facing high-deductibles and direct out-of-pocket costs for medical bills…including prescription drugs. You can download the paper at this link.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 2, 2021

Health Populi’s Hot Points: While having health insurance is better than being uninsured, people in the U.S. who receive coverage through the workplace are still quite concerned that they are but one diagnosis away from bankruptcy — specifically, medical bankruptcy.

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Medisys Compliance

JUNE 7, 2022

The MSP provisions have protected Medicare Trust Funds by ensuring that Medicare does not pay for items and services that certain health insurance or coverage is primarily responsible for paying. The MSP provisions apply to situations when Medicare is not the beneficiary’s primary health insurance coverage.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

A review of the files on the affected server revealed they contained patient information including names, addresses, medical record numbers, dates of birth, telephone numbers, email addresses, insurance claim information, date(s) of service, treating/referring physician, medical bill account number, and/or health insurance informa­tion.

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Health Populi

APRIL 4, 2022

About 3 in 5 people worry about unexpected medical bills, followed by one-half concerned about their home’s utility bills and grocery store spending. Other worrisome health care cost items follow down the line, including: 45% of U.S. Monthly health insurance deductibles, among 44% of people.

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Medisys Compliance

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The CPT-4 is a uniform coding system consisting of descriptive terms and identifying codes that are used primarily to identify medical services and procedures furnished by physicians and other healthcare professionals. The insurance carrier maintains a variety of resources to assist suppliers in determining the appropriate code.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The review of the exfiltrated files determined they contained information such as names, addresses, dates of birth, medical record numbers, patient identification numbers, health insurance information, payment information, and limited clinical information. Some Social Security numbers were also compromised.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 25, 2023

Logan Health Medical Center – was filed against Logan Health in the Montana Eighth Judicial District Court shortly after notification letters were mailed. Affected individuals were offered complimentary credit monitoring services. A lawsuit – Tafelski, et al.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 16, 2022

The importance of the No Surprises Act (NSA) cannot be overstated, as surprise medical bills have long been burdensome for patients in the U.S. consumers have received an unexpectedly large medical bills. The purpose of the No Surprises Act is to prevent surprise out-of-network bills, often for emergency services.

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AIHC

JANUARY 5, 2022

Starting January 1, 2022, the No Surprises Act protects people covered under group and individual health plans from receiving surprise medical bills when they receive most emergency services, non-emergency services from out-of-network providers at in-network facilities, and services from out-of-network air ambulance service providers.

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Health Populi

MARCH 2, 2020

Health care costs continue to be a top issue on American voters’ minds in this 2020 Presidential election year, this survey confirms. The first chart illustrates that lowering health care costs is a priority that crosses political parties.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 15, 2019

These study respondents had also visited a doctor or hospital and paid a medical bill in the past year. One-third of these patients had a health care bill go to collections in the past year, according to Cedar’s 2019 U.S. 50% want clearer, easier-to-understand medical bills.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 19, 2023

There are no interest charges or fees associated with HPA transactions because the cards are sponsored by employers, health insurers, and hospital systems. Importantly, there is no credit check required for members to get their card, which boosts health equity by ensuring employees can use the HPA regardless of credit history.

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