The amount of bad debt stemming from patients with insurance increased more than five-fold in a three-year period, hitting providers' financial statements in an already challenging environment. Almost ...

Approximately 86 percent of hospital and health system executives said bad debt accounts for more than 2 percent of their total cost of services, and point-of-service collections are becoming a larger ...

Bad debt can also affect your credit. Your credit utilization, which is the percentage of your available credit that you're using, plays a major role in your credit score. High balances and maxed-out ...

Unheard of staffing shortages in nursing home billing offices are leading to billing lapses and major uncollectible or ‘bad’ debt amounts. A $4 million case in Connecticut is fueling observers’ ...

There are potential benefits and downsides to debt consolidation.

How much is too much for patients to pay off a bill for medical care? According to data gathered by the Crowe Revenue Cycle Analytics (Crowe RCA) software, collection rates drop significantly when the ...

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Jackson Health System in Miami stunned its governing board with the announcement that the public hospital system's loss for fiscal year (FY) 2009 ended Sept. 30 was $203.8 million--roughly four times ...

A new rule will prohibit a certain type of bad debt from appearing on credit reports. The rule, announced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, prohibits unpaid medical bills from appearing on ...