A new report from the AHA revealed that more than 130 rural hospitals have closed over the past decade—with 19 closures in 2020. Why? It’s become unaffordable to keep doors open. The majority of patients within rural America are insured through Medicare and Medicaid, which reimburse less than half the cost of providing services. That, …
We received America’s Report Card on the U.S. healthcare system and it’s not good. Consumers are not impressed. When it comes to healthcare in America—high marks are in short supply. The 2022 West Health-Gallup Report revealed that 44% of Americans give the U.S. healthcare system a poor or failing grade. The top two reasons? Affordability …
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Join us for a deep dive into the federal laws that govern financial assistance programs and charity care across the U.S. and learn about emerging technology and new approaches that can help you run more efficient patient-centered financial assistance programs. We’ll cover: The Affordable Care Act’s 501(r) CMS Medicare Bad Debt reimbursement rules National Health Service Corps charity care requirements How state governments …
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See this article by Breez CEO Nick McLaughlin and Goodroot CEO Mike Waterbury as it appeared on Inside Sources, Smerconish and the Rapid City Journal. With rising inflation and a looming recession, the medical debt crisis in the U.S. is about to get worse. Americans currently owe over $140 billion on past-due medical bills, which is the No. 1 cause of bankruptcy in the country.
Breez CEO Nick McLaughlin was a guest on the “Ask a Doctor” podcast with Virgie Bright Ellington, MD. Medical debt is the No. 1 cause of bankruptcy in America. That fact is clearly not lost on Dr. Virgie, whose recent book is entitled “Crush Medical Debt.”
Healthcare technology company Breez Health is now an official partner of National Rural Health Association (NRHA). Breez simplifies patient-facing and internal financial assistance/charity care processes, empowering hospitals to drive organizational growth, and affordability of care to vulnerable members of their communities.
Access the recording of the Ohio HCAP, Charity Care, and Financial Assistance webinar presented by Breez CEO Nick McLaughlin on August 31, 2022.
Over the past ten years, we’ve seen unimaginable developments in cancer treatment, robotics, cardiology—and the list goes on. But there’s still an area that nonprofit hospitals haven’t yet perfected—financial assistance programs. Streamlined financial assistance programs should be the next big initiative for nonprofit hospitals in the U.S.
APS hospitals can now strengthen their financial assistance programs by accessing an online platform that allows patients to quickly and accurately determine eligibility and complete a financial aid application themselves.
As the newest member of the growing Breez Health team, we sat down with Patrick Whisennand, Senior Account Executive to ask him, “Why Did You Join Breez?”
