financial assistance
made easy
Our platform simplifies the financial assistance application process, empowering hospitals to drive growth and deliver patient satisfaction.
The Issues
Sobering Statistics
From cumbersome applications to inefficient processes and high costs, both patients and hospitals deserve better solutions when it comes to the administration of financial assistance.
$140B
Americans owed $140B of medical debt in 2020#1 Cause
Medical debt is the #1 leading cause of bankruptcy (even when over 75% had some type of insurance)60%
Medical debt challenges affect 60% of Americans35,000+
Lawsuits and other court actions taken against patients$72M
Sought from patients from lawsuits and other court judgements64%
Percent of patients who say they have avoided or delayed medical care out of fear of the costOur Role
Elevating Patient Experience
- Promote health equity and positive health outcomes
- Reduce the financial burden of care on low-income communities
- Avoid creating bad debt and resorting to collections
Protecting Tax-Exempt Status
- Lead the industry in Charity Care as a percentage of Net Patient Revenue
- Avoid compliance issues and risk of shutdown
- Support your not-for-profit mission
Uncovering Revenue Opportunities
- Increase and Accelerate Federal Uncompensated Care (UCC) Reimbursement
- Reduce administrative costs and burden
Solution
Our Online Financial Assistance Platform is an easy-to-install application designed to meet the specific needs of non-profit hospitals and includes:
- Eligibility checker that allows patients to quickly and anonymously check if they qualify for assistance
- Simplified online applications for efficiency, accuracy, and enhanced patient satisfaction
- Application processing support services to ensure the success of your financial assistance program
About Breez
Our Expertise
Our team is dedicated to creating financial assistance programs that address the needs of patients and hospitals. We are driven by our deep industry expertise and mission to help people afford the medical care they deserve.Who We Serve
We partner with non-profit hospitals to design financial assistance solutions that save time, money, and provide critical access to information and assistance for patients.
Insights
MedCity News: Credit bureaus are removing medical debt, but hospitals can prevent it
Nick McLaughlin, the founder and CEO of Breez Health, wrote this article for MedCity News following the announcement that the White House was launching a medical debt initiative and the three major credit bureaus planned to remove 70% of medical debt from consumers’ credit reports.
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You Ask, We Answer: How much information is enough for Financial Assistance approval?
By Nick McLaughlin Question: What are your best practices or procedures for patient cooperation to obtain the documents to qualify them for your Financial/Charity program? Many times, a patient is denied not because they don’t qualify, but because they did not provide all the information we require with our application form. Also, what is the …
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AHA Releases 2022 – 2024 Strategic Plan – What’s on the Horizon for Hospitals?
By Nick McLaughlin Last week The American Hospital Association released their 3-year strategic plan (2022-2024), which outlines five areas of focus that they will be aligned with. The areas include helping hospitals to: Provide Better Care and Greater Value Ensure the Financial Stability of Hospitals and Health Systems Enhance Public Trust and Confidence in Hospitals …
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Goodroot welcomes Breez into its community of companies
COLLINSVILLE, CT March 29, 2022 — It was announced today that Breez Health, formerly known as Hospital Financial Assistance (HFA), is joining the Goodroot community of companies. Goodroot and affiliate businesses are dedicated to reinventing healthcare one system at a time. Breez Health partners with hospitals to make it easy for patients to access and …
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Avoiding Five Common Financial Assistance Program Pitfalls
By Nick McLaughlin Some may argue that the biggest pitfall of hospital financial assistance programs is that many in the general population are unaware of their existence in the first place. That may be true, but lack of awareness is not the only problem. Hospitals are pillars of their communities, integral to the fabric of …
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Increasing Transparency in Hospital Community Benefit Reporting
Did you know there are communities where for-profit hospitals provide more charity care than #nonprofit #hospitals and government hospitals in the same market?
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2018 American Hospital Association Analysis – Tax Exempt Hospitals Provided $105 Billion in Community Benefit
American #hospitals are required to report to the federal government their community benefit activities in exchange for their tax-exempt status.
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Mississippi Proposed Solutions to Medical Debt
Taking legal action to recover #MedicalDebt is never pleasant, and the #Mississippi state legislature is taking action to curb the practice in their state.
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