Region 4 HFMA Webinar - Medicare Bad Debt: Industry Insight and Updates

As Medicare beneficiaries face rising financial responsibility, Medicare Bad Debt (MBD) continues to play a critical role in supporting hospitals’ financial stability. This session will explore the latest regulatory interpretations, audit trends, and operational pitfalls that are driving significant reimbursement risk for providers nationwide. We’ll discuss the impact of increasing patient cost‑sharing, recent CMS guidance, shifts in indigent and crossover treatment, and common audit adjustments that challenge compliance. Attendees will gain an up‑to‑date understanding of industry changes, best‑practice documentation standards, and proactive strategies to safeguard reimbursement and prevent avoidable revenue loss.

What We’ll Cover in this Webinar

Topics

• Growing Patient Financial Responsibility, particularly for Medicare/Advantage beneficiaries 
• Industry Changes impacting Medicare Bad Debt 
• Regulatory and Audit Considerations in Medicare Bad Debt 
• Strategies & Solutions for maximizing Medicare Bad Debt Reimbursement Knowledge
• Recognize the different causes for connectivity gaps between Medicare reimbursement owed to hospitals versus actual Medicare reimbursement claimed on cost reports 
• Identify the changing Medicare Bad Debt Regulations and how the regulators’ interpretations of these regulations are impacting the compilation of Medicare Bad Debt Logs and Fiscal Intermediary Audits across the country 
• Respond to these Medicare Bad Debt Industry changes with proactive future planning relating to Medicare Bad Debt and other areas of the cost report