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Freebies and Waivers of Co-Payment

VillageMD Working Smarter

English - August 11, 2021 13:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 30 ratings
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There are a number of rules that apply to offering free items or services to patients or waiving their copay. These rules were generally created to avoid over utilizationin a fee for service world. As we movetoward population health and value based payment, some of the rules have evolved to support the movement from volume to value in healthcare. Tune in to this week's episode as we dive into what you can do, what you should avoid, and the reason behind these regulations. We are joined by one of our VillageMD experts, Megan Harkins, who helps break these regulations down.

VillageMD's Working Smarter podcasts are concise healthcare compliance conversations that are never boring and sometimes funny. We provide practical information about complex legal and regulatory topics. We do have closed captioning and transcripts that are now available for our podcast!

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