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### Effective Strategies for Collecting from Patients

 by Luke Johnson

High-deductible health insurance plans are becoming the new norm. Only a couple of years ago, plans with more than a $1,300 single-rate deductible were rare, and usually reserved for young people. Now it’s not uncommon for the only affordable health plan to come with a $6,500 deductible. In addition, more plans are only covering a percentage of the cost of care on many procedures.

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### The Concept of Alchemy and Collecting Patient Responsibility

 by Jack Craven

Alchemy is an ancient tradition centered around the transformation of matter. Alchemists were particularly interested in the idea of turning base metals, such as lead, into gold. It was based on a misunderstanding of basic chemistry and physics. Naturally, it was considered a science.  Now it’s a philosophy that has been disproven. 

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### Why the Patients you Don't have are Worth 7x More than the Patients you do have

 by Steve Neitzke

Capacity to Revenue Model

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### Patient Finance… A BETTER WAY

 by Luke Johnson

Nobody wants to turn away patients who can’t afford care. Unfortunately, when your practice relies on insurance reimbursement or elective care to stay open, that’s often what happens. 

The result is people who don’t get care, or get less care than they need — not to mention revenue lost for your practice.

High deductible insurance plans are the most affordable option for many people. Unfortunately, they also rely on liquidity that many people simply don’t have. 78% of full time workers in America live paycheck to paycheck, and many can’t afford an unexpected bill of six thousand dollars (or more).

In addition, a lot of people need care that isn’t covered by insurance providers. Unless they can secure a loan, procedures that will improve their lives are held out of reach.

Allowing your patients to independently finance all or a portion of their costs gives them access to the care they need — and ensures that you don’t have to turn away those in need.

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### The Medical Financing Provider Cheat Sheet

 by Jack Craven

If you run a medical practice in 2019, cultivating a nuanced understanding of medical financing is an important part of your job.

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### Getting the Most Out of Your Patient Finance Team

 by Eric Powers

The growing popularity of high-deductible health plans means more and more patients are paying out of their own pockets for medical care. For practices, the added pressure on patients can directly impact revenue.

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### Medical Financing: When a Credit Score is not enough

 by Steve Neitzke

 

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### When a credit score is not enough

 by Eric Powers

 

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### HFD 2.0 Release Notes

 by Shane Elliott

We are **UP-GRADING** and **IMPROVING** our customer experience and we think you are going to love it! HFD is excited to announce the release of our new 2.0 Provider Portal, coming January 2018!

 In financing, lending, Product Updates 

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### 5 things your portal offers

 by Shane Elliott

 

 In financing 

](https://resources.healthcarefinancedirect.com/blog/5-things-your-portal-offers)

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