CodeMap® Compliance Briefing: April 2, 2020

Editor's Welcome:

As providers in certain parts of the country significantly struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic, many provider organizations are also concerned about the economic hardships that are sure to follow. Without doubt, stay-at-home orders and other social distancing measures will hit the US economy hard. The end result will include many patients being unable to cover their financial payment obligations to providers in the forms of copays, coinsurance, and deductibles. This week, we will discuss financial assistance programs, which many patients will rely on for relief in the coming months. Providers must balance the numerous compliance issues associated with waiving patient copays with the fairness of ex....

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