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Medical receivables are the amounts owed by third-party payers to healthcare providers. The party owing the money can be commercial insurance companies, HMOs, Medicare and Medicaid, or patients (if there is an outstanding balance after insurance or another payer has paid its portion). Medical receivables are usually payable 60 to 120 days after service is rendered, though some reimbursements lag further behind, creating cash flow issues for healthcare providers, who typically need to pay expenses in a shorter time frame.

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3 Things All Collections Professionals Need to Know about the No Surprises Act

3 February 2022

Hunstein: Preferred Files its Brief Addressing Standing

24 January 2022

New CFPB Bulletin Addresses Unlawful Medical Debt Collection and Credit Reporting

18 January 2022

7th Cir. Holds Collecting ‘Fees on Fees’ Did Not Violate the FDCPA

29 September 2021

CRC Submits Comments to Nevada Regarding Proposed Regulations for Medical Collection Law

23 September 2021

Consumer Relations Consortium Receives Responses from Nevada Regarding New Medical Collections Law

12 July 2021

Nevada Federal Court Won't Weigh in on Medical Collection Law Until Late July

30 June 2021

Multiple Parties File Lawsuit to Stop Nevada Medical Collections Law From Going Into Effect

29 June 2021

Nevada Enacts New Law Regarding Medical Collections, Effective July 1, 2021

9 June 2021

House Passes Debt Collection Improvement Act

17 May 2021

Court Finds FDCPA SOL Accrues on Date Debt is Reported to CRA; FCRA Does Not Require Adherence to Metro 2 Guidelines

6 May 2021

8th Cir. Rejects FDCPA Claims Relating to Assignment of Collection Services Agreement

5 May 2021

Here's What's Wrong With Hunstein: Here’s the Simple and Obvious Spokeo Error That Led to the SCARIEST FDCPA Case Ever

4 May 2021

UVA Health to Cancel Tens of Thousands of Judgments and Liens

22 April 2021

New Mexico Law Targets Healthcare Collections

12 April 2021

Denials Management Firm, ARMC Financial Services, Acquired by Revco Solutions

18 March 2021

Are Early Out Services Banned in Texas? An Examination of How Texas Debt Collection Requirements Apply to Early Out Entities

1 March 2021

AG of New York Extends Debt Collection Suspension for 10th Time

2 February 2021

Debt Collection Should be on Congress' Mind, Congressional Research Service Suggests

26 October 2020

HFMA and ACA Update Medical Collection Best Practices in Wake of Covid-19

22 September 2020