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Virginia Enacts Medical Debt Collection Law

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The Governor of Virginia has signed a medical debt collection bill into law that will place limits on how healthcare debts owed by Virginians are able to be collected. Driving the news: Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has signed HB 1725, also known as the Medical Debt Protection Act, into law. Zoom out: Rep.

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Maryland Healthcare Collection Bill Becomes Law

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By virtue of not signing it into law or vetoing it while it sat on the governor’s desk for 30 days, healthcare debt collection legislation in Maryland has become law, which, while not as restrictive as it was when it was introduced, will still require healthcare providers and debt collectors working medical debt accounts to … The post Maryland (..)

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Nevada Gov. Signs Healthcare Collection Bill into Law

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The governor of Nevada has signed a bill into law that will affect how medical debts are collected in the state. Under the law, any debt owed for good or services provided by a medical facility, a provider of healthcare, or a provider of emergency medical … The post Nevada Gov. The new law goes into effect on July 1.

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Nearly All Healthcare Providers Facing Cyber Attacks: Report

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If you work in healthcare revenue cycle management or with healthcare providers, this statistic may just blow your mind: 92% of healthcare providers said they faced at least one cyber attack in the past 12 months, up from 88% a year ago, according to a report published by Proofpoint and The Ponemon Institute. million in 2023.

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Consumers Paying More for Healthcare Leads to Lower Collection Rates

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The amount of bad debt at healthcare providers that is attributable to self-pay after insurance accounts grew sixfold between 2018 and 2021, and represented nearly 60% of all bad debt, according to a report released this month by Crowe Revenue Cycle Analytics.

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How Healthcare Providers are Overhauling Collection Procedures During Pandemic

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Healthcare providers are overhauling their patient collection operations, according to the results of a survey conducted by the Healthcare Financial Management Association, with 88% of the respondents saying COVID-19 has impacted their collections approach in some way and 18% saying the coronavirus has impacted their approach in every way.

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Okla. Senate Committee Passes Healthcare Collection Bill

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A bill advanced in the Oklahoma state legislature yesterday that would prohibit healthcare providers from reporting unpaid debts to a credit reporting agency or placing them with a collection agency unless the patient was provided with a “good faith estimate” of the cost of the services prior to them being rendered.