The Hospital Finance Podcast

The Hospital Finance Podcast


The common elements of uncompensated care - Part 2: Bad Debt

May 22, 2019

In this episode, we are joined by Dana Aylward, senior consultant on BESLER's Reimbursement Services team, to discuss the topic of bad debts. This is part two of our series focusing on the common elements of uncompensated care. Highlights of this episode include: addressing the long-rumored elimination of reimbursement for Medicare bad debt, what the requirements are for total and Medicare bad debt to be included on the Worksheet S-10, actions that hospitals can take regarding bad debts, what important details are needed when facing an audit, and more...