Practice Finance

New EBRI research reveals 6 in 10 patients face rising health care costs and deductibles—driving care delays, billing confusion, and operational challenges for independent practices

Health care payments are complex for a variety of reasons, but AI and other automation tools might help boost efficiency.

Health care payments are complex for a variety of reasons, but AI and other automation tools might help boost efficiency.

Health care payments are complex for a variety of reasons, but AI and other automation tools might help boost efficiency.

Health care payments are complex for a variety of reasons, but AI and other automation tools might help boost efficiency.

Arrow CEO Roshan Patel explains why health care practices struggle to get paid by insurers—and how emerging technology is helping solve billing denials, prior authorization headaches, and revenue cycle challenges

New AI tools, fraud protection, and patient financing options can help you collect payments faster and reduce claim denials by up to 25%

MIPS expert Holly Black explains the 2026 rule changes, the rise of MVPs and the practical steps small practices can take now to avoid Medicare penalties.

Human experts should be reserved for clinical nuance and complex appeals, not for catching mismatched birthdates or outdated insurance IDs.

Stephanie O’Connor joins the show to explain how medical practices can modernize payment systems, reduce fraud and protect revenue without compromising the patient experience.

Medicare turns physicians into more productive data clerks, then pays them less. It’s a policy detached from reality.

A new Hint Health survey using the Person-Centered Primary Care Measure shows DPC patients report easy access, strong relationships and high willingness to recommend their physicians.

A professor of health policy analyzes CMS’ physician payment policy for 2026.

How holistic credit decisioning offers an innovative approach to financial assessment

Christopher Whaley, Ph.D., joins the show to explain how site-neutral payment reform could reshape Medicare reimbursement, hospital consolidation and the future of independent practice.

A professor of health policy analyzes CMS’ physician payment policy for 2026.

As consolidation and prices climb, Pacific Research Institute brief says new limits on MSOs could tilt the market further toward hospitals.

A professor of health policy analyzes CMS’ physician payment policy for 2026.

A professor of health policy analyzes CMS’ physician payment policy for 2026.

A professor of health policy analyzes CMS’ physician payment policy for 2026.

A professor of health policy analyzes CMS’ physician payment policy for 2026.

Congress' new spending plan extends key Medicare telehealth flexibilities through the end of 2027.

Rihan Javid, D.O., J.D., explains how unfilled roles quietly push refills, authorizations and even billing back onto physicians.

A professor of health policy analyzes CMS’ physician payment policy for 2026.

Private equity is still looking at medical practices, but they are looking for different things than before