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.
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 …
You Ask, We Answer: How Much Information Is Enough for Financial Assistance Approval? Read More »
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 …
AHA Releases 2022 – 2024 Strategic Plan – What’s on the Horizon for Hospitals? Read More »
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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Did you know there are communities where for-profit hospitals provide more charity care than #nonprofit #hospitals and government hospitals in the same market?
American #hospitals are required to report to the federal government their community benefit activities in exchange for their tax-exempt status.
