The Public Charge Rule In January 2020, the Supreme Court passed the public charge rule, a policy that could deny immigrants a green card or visa if they are eligible or likely to benefit from forms of public assistance. As…
Kaiser Family Foundation predicts that COVID-19 will put approximately 670,000 to 2 million uninsured people in various hospitals nationwide. Since the first U.S. coronavirus case in February 2020, the fight against this pandemic has been largely uncharted. With the spike…
As part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicaid expansion was introduced back in 2010. Originally, this expansion was designed to reduce the so-called “coverage gap,” where people are not eligible for Medicaid but unable to afford private insurance. This…
Within the last few years, hospitals nationwide have witnessed the rapid rise of the healthcare consumer. Replacing traditional third-party organizations as the primary payer in healthcare, patients have quickly become the new focal point of healthcare finance. As such, hospitals…
Rick Pollack, president and CEO of the American Hospital Association, estimates that hospitals may lose approximately $50 billion per month as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. Now more than ever, hospital systems throughout the U.S. struggle to keep up…
Applying for Social Security benefits can be a confusing and frustrating process. Disability Professionals advocates help you understand which benefits you are eligible for, what is happening with your claim and why Social Security needs information. Since 1994, we have…
Since its institution in 1996, The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) aims to “prevent healthcare fraud and ensure that all ‘protected health information’ was appropriately secured and to restrict access to health data to authorized individuals.” Historically, this…
On March 13, 2020, U.S. residents watched as President Trump officially declared a national emergency over the novel coronavirus outbreak. While there are still questions regarding how long this pandemic will last, the government has begun to take action by…
The recent unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has left many hospitals of all sizes to scramble for various resources, including physical resources, human resources, and financial resources. Unfortunately, while the majority of hospitals across the nations share this burden, Critical Access Hospitals…
Ever wonder if your Medicaid conversions could be higher than what your billing office has seen? Is your third-party vendor not performing as well as you expected? Are you worried you are missing out on hard-to-capture dollars due to lack…
