More Providers and Payers Use Bundled Pricing to Serve Patients with High Deductibles in a Trend That Has Financial Implications for Clinical Laboratories

Jul 1, 2016 | Coding, Billing, and Collections, Laboratory News, Laboratory Operations, Laboratory Pathology, Management & Operations

This phenomenon is a response to the tens of millions of patients who now have high deductibles that must be met before their insurance kicks in There’s a new wrinkle on bundled pricing for medical laboratory tests and other healthcare services. Some providers and payers are creating bundled pricing options specifically for the tens of millions of patients now covered by high-deductible health plans (HDHPs). Patients covered by HDHPs are responsible to pay thousands of dollars out of pocket...
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