Hospital Financial Assistance

In today’s expensive healthcare landscape, it’s crucial to ensure patients have access to financial assistance programs. This is partially mandated due to 501(r)(4), a section of the Internal Revenue Code brought about by the Affordable Care Act that requires nonprofit hospitals to provide adequate assistance to patients in need to maintain their tax-exempt status. 

Carlinville, IL — Carlinville Area Hospital & Clinics has partnered with healthcare technology company Breez Health to streamline its financial assistance program for income-eligible patients.

A conversation with Laura Lay, BSTM, CRCR, CHFP, Vice President of Revenue Cycle at Fisher-Titus Medical Center Q: Laura, can you share how Fisher-Titus integrates patient advocacy and financial assistance into its mission?A: At Fisher-Titus, breaking down biases and misconceptions about hospital financial assistance is a core part of our mission. Many people are either

The following is an excerpt from a Fierce Healthcare guest column by Breez CEO Nick McLaughlin.  One of the most powerful components of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was the mandate that nonprofit hospitals provide an income-based financial assistance program. But 10 years after the passage of the law, more than half of patients don’t

Nearly 90% of Americans are unaware, unsure or have not applied for hospital financial assistance. Many patients, who would likely qualify for some level of financial assistance, often slip through the cracks and wind up in collections. Hospital financial assistance programs are at the forefront of today’s healthcare discourse, dominating headlines with increasing urgency. The