Thanks to the recent Georgia Supreme Court ruling in Bowden v. The Medical Center (TMC), Georgia hospitals are free from the fear that filing a hospital lien at their chargemaster rates will result in a claim against them for fraud and negligent misrepresentation by a class or an individual uninsured patient. The ...

When dealing with motor vehicle accident (MVA) claims, the collection rate on third-party liability can be substantially higher than any other payment source—particularly involving patients who have no form of health insurance. Whether managed in-house or outsourced, third-party liability (TPL) programs often generate ...