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Cost Transparency Is Patient Payments Starting Point
Cost Transparency Is Patient Payments Starting Point
March 29, 2022  |  Healthcare Financing

If the point of healthcare revenue cycle management (RCM) is creating processes that get providers paid in full more quickly, we may be entering a...

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Healthcare Providers, Insurers Test New Era of Pricing and Payments to Retain Patients
Healthcare Providers, Insurers Test New Era of Pricing and Payments to Retain Patients
March 15, 2022  |  Healthcare

With a third of U.S. consumers saying they’ve waived necessary medical tests or treatments over cost fears that originate with opacity and get denser from...

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New Financing Options Help Patients, Practices Manage Rising Healthcare Costs
New Financing Options Help Patients, Practices Manage Rising Healthcare Costs
February 09, 2022  |  Healthcare

Consumers across demographic groups are feeling the sting of high out-of-pocket medical costs, often delaying or foregoing necessary treatment because they can’t afford it. With...

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Digital Payments, Financing Help Healthcare Practices Focus on Patients — Not Billing
Digital Payments, Financing Help Healthcare Practices Focus on Patients — Not Billing
February 08, 2022  |  Healthcare

As frustrating as the pandemic is for patients, frontline healthcare workers are exhausted, stretched thin and quitting in battalions. This is having impacts across practices,...

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33% of Consumers Have Opted out of Needed Medical Care Over Cost
33% of Consumers Have Opted out of Needed Medical Care Over Cost
February 03, 2022  |  Healthcare

Most consumers typically access healthcare at their primary physician or doctor. In fact, 61% of consumers saw their primary physician or doctor in the last...

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Consumers Prefer Transparency in Paying for Healthcare
Consumers Prefer Transparency in Paying for Healthcare
February 02, 2022  |  Healthcare

While many consumers expect to have to shell out money for a copay when they see a doctor, they still approach the visit with the...

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89% of Consumers Say Healthcare Estimates Make Them Feel Better, Paired With Financing
89% of Consumers Say Healthcare Estimates Make Them Feel Better, Paired With Financing
January 27, 2022  |  Healthcare

With the possible exception of groceries, we generally don’t shop by throwing items of unknown price in our cart, awaiting a mystery total at checkout...

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Report: Only One-Third of Patients Get Healthcare Cost Estimates Before Visits
Report: Only One-Third of Patients Get Healthcare Cost Estimates Before Visits
January 27, 2022  |  Healthcare

Wellness has become paramount as consumers return to office visits with their healthcare providers and undergo elective procedures put off during the pandemic. Ninety percent...

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21% of US Consumers Paying More Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Costs This Year
21% of US Consumers Paying More Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Costs This Year
December 21, 2021  |  Healthcare Financing

Digital interactions between patients and healthcare providers take many forms, but of all the technology upgrades happening now in the health space, taking the pain...

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