Healthcare Payments

Half of Consumers Don’t Know Payment Plans Exist for Mental Health Services
Half of Consumers Don’t Know Payment Plans Exist for Mental Health Services
March 08, 2022  |  Healthcare

Whether patients can pay for their care often has a very real bearing on whether they will pursue treatment, according to “The Digital Care Connection,”...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: Meeting the Payment Challenges of Telehealth
PYMNTS Intelligence: Meeting the Payment Challenges of Telehealth
February 28, 2022  |  Healthcare

The pandemic rocked the healthcare industry to its core in ways that went beyond it being the largest public health crisis in more than a century....

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Salucro Healthcare Solutions on Improving Payments for Telehealth Services
Salucro Healthcare Solutions on Improving Payments for Telehealth Services
February 25, 2022  |  Healthcare

Sixty-one percent of U.S. households used a telehealth service last year, and providers in the space are racing to retool their payments to keep appointments...

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Report: Telehealth Providers Race to Retool Patient Payments Experience
Report: Telehealth Providers Race to Retool Patient Payments Experience
February 24, 2022  |  Healthcare

The ongoing pandemic has irrevocably changed the healthcare industry, with patients leveraging telehealth services in record numbers. Just 17% of patients leveraged telehealth services before...

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Webster Bank Close to Snapping up HSA Platform Bend Financial
Webster Bank Close to Snapping up HSA Platform Bend Financial
February 16, 2022  |  Partnerships

Webster Financial Corporation is getting close to finalizing an acquisition deal for Bend Financial, a cloud platform for health savings accounts (HSA), according to a...

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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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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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WHO: Omicron Could Have ‘Major Impact’ on Pandemic
WHO: Omicron Could Have ‘Major Impact’ on Pandemic
December 10, 2021  |  Economy

The World Health Organization sounded a hopeful-yet-cautious note this week on the omicron variant of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to published reports, WHO Director-General Tedros...

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US Consumers Forgo Medical Treatments Over Lack of Healthcare Payments Options
US Consumers Forgo Medical Treatments Over Lack of Healthcare Payments Options
December 01, 2021  |  Healthcare

When it comes to healthcare financing, American consumers want choice. From payment plans to alternative financing programs, our research shows patient loyalty is driven by...

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