Hospital Financial Assistance

How Hospitals Can Tackle Cost-Driven Healthcare Delays (Without Reducing Prices)

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Gallup’s annual Health and Healthcare poll found that Americans delaying medical care due to cost reached its highest level in 2022, amid the highest inflation rate in the U.S. in over 40 years. Lower-income households, women and young adults are disproportionately affected. This trend poses significant public health concerns, as untreated medical conditions may result […]

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The Top 5 Reasons Hospital Bills Have Soared—And How Nonprofits Can Lower Them

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As the cost of healthcare in the U.S. continues to rise, so do inequities in accessibility, disparities in health outcomes, and the severity of our country’s medical debt crisis. Hospital bills often force patients to make the difficult choice between treatment or financial hardship. Nonprofit hospitals—that genuinely care for the wellness of their community members—have

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Continuous Medicaid Coverage Ending—Hospitals and Patients Need to Prepare Now

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In December, Congress passed legislation to begin decoupling Medicaid coverage protections under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) from the Public Health Emergency (PHE). These protections have required Medicaid to extend certain flexibilities—such as continuous health insurance coverage—in exchange for enhanced federal funding. While the PHE remains in effect, Medicaid continuous coverage has been

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Webinar on Demand: How Rural Hospitals can Leverage Financial Assistance Programs for Financial Stability

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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,

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5 Ways to Reduce the Stigma Around Hospital Charity Care  

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According to a 2022 study from Kaiser Family Foundation, 100 million people in America are saddled with medical debt. Financial challenges, stemming from an inability to pay for critical healthcare services, add additional hardships on those trying to heal from illness. Financial assistance and charity programs exist at nonprofit hospitals but are frequently underutilized. Why?

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Raising America’s Healthcare Grade—and the Affordability and Accessibility of Care  

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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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Webinar on Demand: Laws that Govern Financial Assistance in Healthcare—Stay Up to Date

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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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Financial Assistance Programs Help Hospitals Find Hidden Revenue in Bad Debt 

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In the aftermath of the pandemic, every nonprofit hospital in the United States is burdened with increasing amounts of bad debt. But many of those hospitals are underutilizing one of the best tools for fixing this problem — an already-established financial assistance program. 

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Breez Health Partners with NRHA to Streamline Financial Assistance at Rural Hospitals  

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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. 

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