SAN FRANCISCO, CA (June 19, 2008) – InstaMed announced today the release of its second white paper focused on the growing business problem of Payment Assurance between Payers and Patients as Health Plan Members take on greater payment responsibility. The white paper introduces a Payment Assurance Framework for Payers and areas of opportunity that Payers can address as network discounts come under attack and threaten the Payer value proposition to employers. The paper was released at the America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) 2008 Institute.
“Money is at the heart of the relationship between Payers and Providers and network discounts are directly related to the number of Patient visits and the level of Payment Assurance that a Payer can deliver to a Provider. As Member responsibility rises, a Provider’s cost to collect and bad debt also increase. For a Provider to maintain its operating income in this environment, it must increase revenue per visit, increase patient visits, or improve its Patient collection efficiency,” said Bill Marvin, President and CEO, InstaMed. “Payers can help by delivering greater Payment Assurance and subsequently benefit through increased Provider network satisfaction and lower administrative costs. Our white paper examines these challenges and opportunities for Payers looking to innovate new Payment Assurance models as benefit structures evolve towards consumerism.”
The white paper is available free of charge on InstaMed’s web site at www.instamed.com.