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Medical receivables are the amounts owed by third-party payers to healthcare providers. The party owing the money can be commercial insurance companies, HMOs, Medicare and Medicaid, or patients (if there is an outstanding balance after insurance or another payer has paid its portion). Medical receivables are usually payable 60 to 120 days after service is rendered, though some reimbursements lag further behind, creating cash flow issues for healthcare providers, who typically need to pay expenses in a shorter time frame.

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Study Addresses Collection Calls With Suicidal or Vulnerable Consumers

23 March 2017

Reimbursement Strategies in an Environment of Growing Out-of-Pocket Costs and an Expanding Self-Pay Population

28 February 2017

District Court Judge Finds Collection Calls in Medical Case Are “Concrete Injury” Under Spokeo

16 February 2017

Attorneys Found Guilty of Stealing Patient Payments Collected for St. Lukes

16 February 2017

Requesting Attorneys’ Fees in Court Summons Does Not Misrepresent Amount of Debt

3 January 2017

How to Increase Online Payments (sponsored)

19 December 2016

Is RIP Really a Way Out for Some with Medical Debt?

19 December 2016

Mo. Federal Judge Rules Hospital Not Liable for Potential TCPA Claims Based on Acts of Third Party Agency

13 December 2016

Data Breach at UMass Leads to Settlement; Sends Warning to Healthcare Providers About Policies and Procedures

6 December 2016

IRC § 501 (r) Developments and the Importance of Compliance Programs

1 December 2016

New Research Examines Self-Pay Patients and the Changing Healthcare Industry

28 November 2016

New Study Examines Patient Payment and the Affordable Care Act

16 November 2016

Ontario Systems Introduces the Artiva HCx™ Solution for Enhanced Healthcare Productivity and a Singular Patient Experience

15 November 2016

MDHBA Presents Awards at Annual Conference

2 November 2016

MDHBA Elects Officers and Board of Directors at Annual Conference

2 November 2016

Kaulkin Ginsberg Releases Revenue Cycle Management Industry Overview

2 November 2016

Self-Pay Collections is a Whole New Animal

26 October 2016

CBE’s Harley Wilson to speak at First Party Summit

18 October 2016

Court Holds Company Licensed as Debt Collector is Not a Debt Collector Under FDCPA if Servicing Debt Not in Default

12 October 2016

California Hospital Renews Contract With Collection Agency For Outperforming And No Complaints

4 October 2016