It’s no secret that health insurance is among the most complex parts of healthcare. With many parties involved, and evolving approaches to plan design, patients today are often confused and frustrated by their billing experience. 

Some health tech companies, like Inbox Health, help providers communicate more proactively with patients about what they might owe and what repayment options are available to them. To explain the current trends in patient billing, senior writer Anastassia Gliadkovskaya chats with Inbox Health’s co-founder and CEO Blake Walker. 

To learn more about the topics in this episode: 


Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shake-up leaves medical debt reform in limbo


Why one New York health system stopped suing its patients


Federal watchdog warns medical debt collectors off illegal tactics 

It&rsquo;s no secret that health insurance is among the most complex parts of healthcare. With many parties involved, and evolving approaches to plan design, patients today are often confused and frustrated by their billing experience.&nbsp;
Some health tech companies, like Inbox Health, help providers communicate more proactively with patients about what they might owe and what repayment options are available to them. To explain the current trends in patient billing, senior writer Anastassia Gliadkovskaya chats with Inbox Health&rsquo;s co-founder and CEO Blake Walker.&nbsp;
To learn more about the topics in this episode:&nbsp;
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<a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/consumer-financial-protection-bureau-shakeup-leaves-medical-debt-reform-limbo">Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shake-up leaves medical debt reform in limbo</a>
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<a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/why-one-new-york-health-system-stopped-suing-its-patients">Why one New York health system stopped suing its patients</a>
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<a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/finance/federal-watchdog-warns-medical-debt-collectors-illegal-tactics">Federal watchdog warns medical debt collectors off illegal tactics</a>&nbsp;
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Podnosis: the pulse of the healthcare industry. Every week, journalists from Fierce Healthcare dive into some of the industry’s biggest trends. We talk to the experts about what’s important now so you can prep for the future. Hear about all things healthcare, from physician practices to hospital chains and insurance giants—and those that mix all three—plus the tech they use, disruptors looking to compete and people moving the sector forward. Follow Podnosis on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts.

Podnosis: the pulse of the healthcare industry. Every week, journalists from Fierce Healthcare dive into some of the industry’s biggest trends. We talk to the experts about what’s important now so you can prep for the future. Hear about all things healthcare, from physician practices to hospital chains and insurance giants—and those that mix all three—plus the tech they use, disruptors looking to compete and people moving the sector forward. Follow Podnosis on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Podnosis: the pulse of the healthcare industry. Every week, journalists from Fierce Healthcare dive into some of the industry’s biggest trends. We talk to the experts about what’s important now so you can prep for the future. Hear about all things healthcare, from physician practices to hospital chains and insurance giants—and those that mix all three—plus the tech they use, disruptors looking to compete and people moving the sector forward. Follow Podnosis on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts.

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