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79% of Consumers Want to Pay All Medical Bills From Single Digital Platform
79% of Consumers Want to Pay All Medical Bills From Single Digital Platform
June 30, 2023  |  Healthcare

As consumers interact with digital platforms to get their healthcare needs met, they increasingly want these tools to be able to do everything for them,...

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Healthcare Payments Need a Dose of Money Mobility
Healthcare Payments Need a Dose of Money Mobility
June 22, 2023  |  Healthcare

Healthcare can be a source of frustration in the lives of too many consumers. Although there is a lot of attention on the cost and...

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Nearly 1 in 5 Consumers Are Confused by Healthcare Bills
Nearly 1 in 5 Consumers Are Confused by Healthcare Bills
February 21, 2023  |  Healthcare

Healthcare bills can be especially problematic to navigate and even harder to fully understand, even for the most seasoned consumers. Multiply any singular confusion by...

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Are Payments Plans the Fix For Rampant Medical Debt Default?
Are Payments Plans the Fix For Rampant Medical Debt Default?
February 19, 2023  |  Healthcare

Some unpaid medical bills will disappear from credit reports. But the hit and miss of collections will continue to hurt providers and patients. As has...

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Millennials Drive Demand for BNPL as Healthcare Payment Option
Millennials Drive Demand for BNPL as Healthcare Payment Option
January 06, 2023  |  Healthcare

Gen Z, millennials and lower-income patients are driving consumer demand for healthcare payment plans. Despite relatively accessible health insurance options in the U.S., consumers often...

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Employers, Payers Have the Power to Deliver a Digital Healthcare Experience
Employers, Payers Have the Power to Deliver a Digital Healthcare Experience
December 14, 2022  |  Healthcare

Consumers have tasted the digital healthcare platform experience, and they want more of it. In an On the Agenda® panel discussion, PYMNTS’ Karen Webster welcomed...

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Sphere, VisitPay Debut Text To Pay For Healthcare
Sphere, VisitPay Debut Text To Pay For Healthcare
February 28, 2020  |  Merchant Innovation

Sphere, a leader in end-to-end payment solutions, will team up with VisitPay, which works with medical patient payment and security, to improve patient payment processes....

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Could Payment Plans Help Both Patients And Providers?
Could Payment Plans Help Both Patients And Providers?
June 27, 2019  |  Healthcare

Consumers are increasingly responsible for out-of-pocket healthcare costs — even with insurance. Some opt for payment plans when available; others just don’t pay their bills....

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How Payment Plans Can Cure Healthcare Payments’ Biggest Problem
How Payment Plans Can Cure Healthcare Payments’ Biggest Problem
February 14, 2019  |  Healthcare

Americans are on the hook for an ever-increasing percentage of their medical bills. As healthcare becomes a tough pill to swallow financially, 57 percent of...

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