Compliant Billing: Deductibles, Coinsurance, and Co-payments

Most health benefit plans and programs require collection of a patient’s cost share (amounts applied to a deductible, coinsurance, and/or co-payments) for covered services as designated by the patient’s health benefit document. This article discusses the following about collecting a patient’s cost share: Why practices must collect cost sharesAllowed waiver of cost shareUnpaid cost shares and payment plans