Medical receivables are the amounts owed by third-party payers to healthcare providers. The party owing the money can be commercial insurance companies, HMOs, Medicare and Medicaid, or patients (if there is an outstanding balance after insurance or another payer has paid its portion). Medical receivables are usually payable 60 to 120 days after service is rendered, though some reimbursements lag further behind, creating cash flow issues for healthcare providers, who typically need to pay expenses in a shorter time frame.

See all Topics

Department of Defense Awards Healthcare Billing Contract to Unisys

8 December 2006

ACF Medical Services Purchases $250 million in Receivables from Four Healthcare Systems

8 December 2006

Trintech Group Announces Acquisition of the Health Care Business and Assets of Concuity, Inc.

8 December 2006

McKesson Purchase of Per-Se Gets Antitrust OK

8 December 2006

MAXIMUS Awarded $73.7 Million New York Health Care Rebid

8 December 2006

Hospital Seeks Court OK to Sell Medical Debt

8 December 2006

Phoenix Health Systems Opens IT and Revenue Cycle Management Service Center in Honolulu

8 December 2006

Commission Report Recommends Closing Many New York Hospitals

8 December 2006

Hospitals Lean on Liens to Collect Debt

8 December 2006

Centene Corporation to Present at Piper Jaffray 2006 Health Care Conference

8 December 2006

HCA Shareholders Approve $21.3 billion Buyout

8 December 2006

Lawsuit Filed Against Collector, Experian and Hospital Over Credit Reporting

8 December 2006

Healthcare Industry Keeps Eye on HCA Deal

8 December 2006

Medical Biller/Collector Orion HealthCorp Shrinks Loss in Third Quarter

8 December 2006

Medical Biller and Collector to Go Public

8 December 2006

Fair Isaac Enterprise Decision Management Technology Supports Remote Patient Monitoring

8 December 2006

MedCom Receives Investment Opinion With Buy Rating From Source Capital Group, Inc.

8 December 2006

Varisol Finalizes Agreement with New Jersey Hospital to Purchase Aged Accounts

8 December 2006

McKesson to Acquire Per-Se Technologies for $1.8 Billion

8 December 2006

Centene to Present at Cowen Global Health Care Conference

8 December 2006