Healthcare Financing

Healthcare Financing
CFPB Wants to Wipe Medical Bills From Credit Reports
September 21, 2023

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has begun a rulemaking process aimed at removing medical bills from Americans’ credit reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...

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Truemed Launches Platform for Using HSAs and FSAs for Wellness
September 18, 2023

Truemed, a firm that aims to help individuals use their tax-free health savings accounts (HSAs) or flexible spending accounts (FSAs) for healthy food, exercise and supplements, publicly launched Monday (Sept. 18). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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CFPB Medical Debt Hearing Comes as Patients Tap Financing to Get the Care They Need 
July 10, 2023

Medical debt and payments plans are increasingly scrutinized by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the White House and regulators. But the data shows that consumers want those options when it comes time to ensure they get the care they need. Get the Full Story Complete...

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CareCredit Expands Access to Healthcare Providers as Wellness Demand Surges
June 07, 2023

Masks and restrictions may be gone, but changes wrought by the pandemic are here to stay, and they’re continuing to evolve into other areas of healthcare — like wellness — and consumers need ways of paying for such services, which are usually not covered by...

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PatientFi Launches Membership Platform for Aesthetics Practices
April 24, 2023

PatientFi now enables aesthetics practices to offer patients annual treatment plans with monthly payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

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Credit Reporting Agencies Remove More Medical Collections Debt From Reports
April 11, 2023

Three credit reporting agencies have taken another step in removing medical collection tradelines from credit reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

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Lenders Step In to Give Subprime Consumers Access to ‘Essential’ Elective Procedures
March 23, 2023

Elective dental procedures represent a $165 billion industry — on its way to $230 billion in the next few years.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Oscar Health Nearly Doubled Its Member Base in 2022
February 09, 2023

The digital healthcare arena continues transforming healthcare delivery while broadening access for patients. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

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PayMedix Flips Healthcare Payments Risk Model Upside Down by Underwriting Employers, Not Patients
February 08, 2023

It’s a concept in need of a catchy name, but the healthcare financing innovation from Health Payment Systems/PayMedix is in some ways a new form of buy now, pay later (BNPL) that may upend the apple cart of how people access healthcare — even if...