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Comparative shopping site pays patients for posting medical bills online
A new website takes a unique approach to comparative healthcare shopping, MedPage Today reports. MedicalBillExchange.com allows patients to post both their bills and their benefits explanations
CO hospitals object to transparency proposal
The Colorado Legislature is lurching slowly toward requiring transparency on medical bills, but the state's hospital industry is pushing back on the issue, the Denver Post and Colorado Public Radio
Bill to cap hospital bills for uninsured
Hospitals in Colorado may have to limit how much they charge uninsured patients, reported Colorado Public Radio. State lawmakers today are considering a bill that would ban hospitals from charging
Americans want more online access to physicians
While Americans continue to be highly concerned about being able to pay their medical bills, they also have a growing expectation that their physicians be available online, reports Healthcare Finance
Consumers more confident about paying healthcare bills
The economic recovery gradually taking hold in the U.S. is spreading to patients' ability to pay for their own care, Reuters reports. The latest Thomson Reuters Consumer Healthcare Sentiment Index
Establish logical payment plans - Patient collections
Problem: Practices establish payment plans that don't make financial sense--many practices are too lax with their payoff deadlines. Solution: Sure, offering payment plans to patients who can't pay
SPOTLIGHT: Medical costs an obstacle for 25 percent of Americans
Not surprisingly, consumers in the U.S. continue to struggle with their medical expenses, research suggests. Almost 25 percent of Americans reported having trouble paying their medical bills last
Experian enters healthcare industry by acquiring SearchAmerica
Major credit-reporting bureau Experian PLC has agreed to acquire SearchAmerica Inc., a tiny 50 employee company that works for hospitals to help determine how likely patients are to pay their medical
Bad housing market could mean more bad debt in healthcare
Hypothetically, the housing market shouldn't have much to do with bad debt in healthcare. Unfortunately, many people have gotten in the habit of borrowing against their homes to pay for their
Study: Despite earlier deaths, obese pay higher medical bills
New research suggests that young adults in their 20s who are as little as 30 pounds overweight may pay lifetime medical bills that are $5,000 to $21,000 higher than their normal-weight. Meanwhile,
