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What Hospitals Need to Know about the One Big Beautiful Bill and Medicaid Reform

EvidenceCare

At the time, the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) hadn’t yet passed, but now it has. Ep 29 – Medicaid Reform and the One Big Beautiful Bill – Darin Gordon The Medicaid Backstory: Expansion, COVID, and Enrollment Swells Darin began by grounding the conversation in the basics. Some quotes have been lightly edited for clarity and brevity.

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St. Paul Wipes Out $40 Million in Medical Debt for 32,000 Residents

Scrubs

Paul residents, allowing them to “breathe easy” and focus on their well-being without the looming stress of unpaid medical bills. Paul collaborates with organizations like RIP Medical Debt, a nonprofit specializing in medical debt relief. In this groundbreaking model, St. Paul, the situation mirrors these national trends.

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Mouse Clicks and Maze Runs

Sensible Medicine

They listened to me rant and pitch ideas — including one I called “Review Folders,” a feature meant to streamline collaborative chart review. And if that means fewer reimbursement headaches later, the billing office will be too. He and another colleague spent a day with me seeing patients in my Cincinnati office.

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Is your practice ready to expand?

Physicians Practice

Let’s collaborate to make every minute count for the medical community. Drop Keith a note at kreynolds@mjhlifesciences.com with your idea—or, better yet, a brief outline or smartphone video sample—and we’ll walk you through the simple submission process.

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MEDVA Awarded Healthcare Virtual Assistant Company of 2024

MedVA

VAs can handle a wide range of tasks, including medical records management, billing and insurance processing, scribing and transcriptions services, and patient communications, allowing practices to provide timely, efficient, and patient-centered care. healthcare administration. healthcare protocols.

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Reducing Errors in Revenue Cycle Management: Documentation and Coding

Relias

The challenge: Details matter, and mistakes add up Coding and billing are highly technical processes that demand attention to detail. Building strong collaboration between coding/billing professionals and physicians is the first and most critical step in effective education and error prevention.

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How pay-first and direct primary care models are reshaping practice finances and patient experience

Medical Economics

Enter into this climate two emerging payment approaches that are gaining traction: the pay‑first model, which collects copays, deductibles and any postvisit balances up front, and the direct primary care (DPC) model, which replaces fee‑for‑service billing with a flat subscription fee for primary care services.