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'Aggressive' collections are in the eye of the beholder
As many readers know, Mokena, IL-based Provena Covenant Medical Center has become the poster child for what could happen if state or federal authorities start taking a hard line on how a hospital... Read more...
IRS releases new Form 990 instructions; PwC struggles to help Grady rebuild cash flow;
> The IRS has officially released new instructions for Form 990, including tools that make it easier to answer questions, line by line. Read more...
Updates on regulatory risks
Because everyone uses healthcare, regulators take a shot at the system from time to time to prove that they're paying attention. Still, things are particularly intense this year, with tax issues and... Read more...
Hospitals auctioning off patient debt online
Struggling to cut their bad debt ratios--some of which are lowering the stock prices of publicly-held chains--hospitals are beginning to use a new channel to collect on patient bills. Rather than... Read more...
MN governor vetoes medical debt history bill
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) has vetoed a bill that would have banned healthcare providers from collecting, using... Read more...
