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Washington Bill Would Provide Workers’ Comp Insurance to Nurse for PTSD

Scrubs

And lawmakers in Washington state have proposed a bill that would provide workers’ compensation insurance coverage for nurses with PTSD, similar to a 2018 law that provides workers’ PTSD compensation to firefighters and police officers. Low pay, long hours, and staff shortages have only compounded the crisis.

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The Craziest Medical Bills

Scrubs

Patients around the country are getting stuck with enormous medical bills as hospitals continue to mark up the cost of their services, including those for routine medical procedures and advanced surgeries. For many patients and families, rising medical bills can be a nightmare. 79 million Americans have medical bill or debt problems.

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A Health Consumer Bill of Rights: Assuring Affordability, Access, Autonomy, and Equity

Health Populi

That’s the mantra coming out of this week’s annual Capitol Conference convened by the National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals (NABIP). health economy includes employers, unions, public sector plans and other groups as well as the Patient as Payor — thus prompting NABIP’s Bill of Rights.

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Have Good Health Insurance? Too Bad. You Could Still Get A $250,000 Bill

Forbes Healthcare

The bureaucracy and opacity of hospital and insurance billing is impossible to navigate. But it doesn't have to be.

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Doctors’ Offices Morph into Bill Collectors As Patients Face Growing Out-Of-Pocket Costs

Health Populi

The reality of patients entering doctors’ offices expecting to deal with their health care cost challenges is spelled out in The Increasing Role of Physician Practices as Bill Collectors – Destined for Failure , published in JAMA , 30 July 2021.

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More than one-fifth of insurers failed to pay No Surprises awards last year, provider lobby says

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The advocacy group comprised of physician firms like TeamHealth and Envision has issued the provider industry’s latest salvo against insurers over surprise billing.

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Your Billing Assistant: Using Artificial Intelligence for Medical Billing 

CollaborateMD

One of the most effective is artificial intelligence medical billing. If you’re considering integrating AI into medical billing, keep reading to understand how it works. Then review best practices in implementing AI into medical billing. An analysis by KFF found that insurance denial rates could be as high as 49%.

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