News Archives - Breez Health

Rochelle Community Hospital Revamps Financial Assistance Program Powered by Breez Health

Rochelle, IL — Rochelle Community Hospital has partnered with healthcare technology company Breez Health to streamline its financial assistance program for income-eligible patients. With a new, simplified online application process, Rochelle Community Hospital patients can easily determine if they are eligible for discounts or free care. “At Rochelle Community Hospital, our mission thrives on healthcare …

Rochelle Community Hospital Revamps Financial Assistance Program Powered by Breez Health Read More »

How to Enact Effective Medical Debt Legislation

Legislation, Medical Debt, News / By breez

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.

Nick McLaughlin Discusses Medical Debt on Ask a Doctor Podcast

Medical Debt, News / By breez

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.”

Financial Assistance Programs Help Hospitals Find Hidden Revenue in Bad Debt

Hospital Financial Assistance, Medical Debt, News / By Nick McLaughlin

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.

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

Hospital Financial Assistance, News / By breez

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.

Inspired by a Mission-first Model: Patrick Whisennand

News / By breez

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?”

Connecticut Post Interviews Nick McLaughlin for Report on Hospital Financial Assistance

Hospital Financial Assistance, News / By breez

Nick McLaughlin, CEO of Breez Health, was interviewed as an expert source on why hospitals benefit when patients use their financial assistance programs.

Breez CEO Nick McLaughlin Part of Hospital Pricing Panel on WNPR

Hospital Financial Assistance, News / By breez

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.

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

Hospital Financial Assistance, News / By breez

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.

Medcity News: Credit Bureaus Are Removing Medical Debt, but Hospitals Can Prevent It

Hospital Financial Assistance, Medical Debt, News / By breez