Charity care

Definition:

Charity care is designed to help people who require medical services but do not have the means to pay for them.

Hospitals in the United States are required to dispense medical care, regardless of the ability of the patient to pay for that care.

Hospitals and healthcare organizations can claim charity care reimbursements from local government if there is sufficient evidence that the patient in question resides in the county or region in question.

This is where address verification software can help. By verifying patient names and addresses on admission, hospitals can reclaim more charity care from local government, reducing overall bad debt levels.

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Read more about reducing bad debt through patient address verification. 
Learn more about verifying addresses at the point of data entry. 
Find out about verifying names and addresses simultaneously.