Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2017 Issue 4
The New Revenue Reality: High-Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs)
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Article Overview
This article summarizes trends in high-deductible health plan enrollment, rising out-of-pocket health care costs, and the growing financial pressure on patients and provider organizations. It is useful for billing, revenue cycle, practice management, and health policy audiences who want a quick read on why self-pay exposure is becoming a larger part of health care economics. The article presents high-level statistics from multiple industry and research sources and frames the broader revenue implications for medical practices.
Why This Topic Matters
Understanding HDHP growth helps practices anticipate more patient cost-sharing, more self-pay volume, and greater need for revenue cycle planning and patient collections strategies.
What You Will Learn
- How high-deductible health plans are affecting patient out-of-pocket spending
- What the article suggests about the growth of self-pay in medical practice revenue
- Which broad health care cost and enrollment trends are highlighted
- What types of organizations and data sources are used to support the discussion
Who Should Read This
- Medical billing professionals
- Revenue cycle managers
- Practice administrators
- Health care financial analysts
- Payers and employer benefits stakeholders
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