Hospital Financial Assistance

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

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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The Top 3 Reasons Why Streamlined Financial Assistance Should be the Next Big Initiative for Nonprofit Hospitals 

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. 

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Nick McLaughlin Talks Hospital Financial Assistance Policies on the Late Night Health Radio Podcast

Breez Health founder and CEO Nick McLaughlin was a guest on the Late Night Health Radio podcast with host Mark Alyn. Nick talked about how having insurance isn’t enough to keep patients out of medical debt, on who qualifies for hospital financial assistance, and how it’s mutually beneficial for both patients and hospitals to take advantage of financial assistance policies. Below are some of the highlights of what Nick had to say. 

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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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