Ann Garnier, COO, CarePayment: Under 501(r), providers must make reasonable efforts to determine whether an individual is eligible for hospital financial assistance before engaging in extraordinary collection actions. With high deductible plans for both employer and exchange plans on the rise — forcing more patients to come up with significant cash when they use health plans — it makes good business sense to develop ways to engage everyone early in the bill-paying process.
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