Skip to main content

 

This Nonprofit Health System Cuts Off Patients With Medical Debt


Many hospitals in the United States use aggressive tactics to collect medical debt. They flood local courts with collections lawsuits. They garnish patients’ wages. They seize their tax refunds.

But a wealthy nonprofit health system in the Midwest is among those taking things a step further: withholding care from patients who have unpaid medical bills.

Allina Health System, which runs more than 100 hospitals and clinics in Minnesota and Wisconsin and brings in $4 billion a year in revenue, sometimes rejects patients who are deep in debt, according to internal documents and interviews with doctors, nurses and patients. more

*Stop paying high deductibles and avoid unnecessary office, urgent care and emergency visits reducemymedicalbills.com





Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

HOW TO FIND OUT IF YOUR MEDICAL BILL CAN BE FORGIVEN Lots of people qualify— but providers won’t always tell you, or make it easy. Luckily, you can get help. Sponsored by Telethink Health If you’re facing a medical bill, you may qualify to get it written off entirely.  Charity care policies make that possible. The majority of U.S. hospitals are non-profits, and they’re legally required to have charity care policies, sometimes they’re called financial assistance policies. These policies mean that if your income falls below a certain level, the hospital has to forgive your bill. This is even more powerful than it might seem, for three reasons: First, you don’t necessarily have to be dirt poor to qualify for help:   Many hospitals give financial assistance to people with incomes at multiples of the federal poverty level.  Second, for-profits often have charity-care policies too — and  studies   show  they’re at least as generous as nonprofits, on the whole. Third, charity care isn’t limit
Post a Comment
Read more
The long-overlooked solution to upend health care economics: Bringing the hospital home "The current incentive system is actually backwards. It favors services rendered in hospitals by reacting to illness instead of preventing it and creating wellness. With advanced technologies in place, once we align payment systems to focus on preventative and home-based care, we can build the powerful healthcare system of the future." more #homehealth Telethink #aginginplace
Post a Comment
Read more
 DOCTOR ON DEMAND REVIEW Cost is on a per visit basis.    Consultation with a medical clinician: $79 for 15 min.  Consultation with a psychologist: $129 for 25 min., $179 for 50 min.   Consultation with a psychiatrist: $299 for initial for 45min. consultation, $129 for a 15min. follow up. As usual, you'll need to call to determine coverage by your insurance. There is no list provided online. Not all insurances pay for telehealth and fewer will after the PHE (public health emergency) is over.   No family plan is offered, however, they do partner with business. No cost figures listed. Compare to our best buy
Post a Comment
Read more