Starting in mid-2024, Illinois hospitals will be required to take a much more active role in limiting consumers’ medical debt by screening all consenting uninsured patients for both public health insurance program coverage...more
12/4/2023
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No Surprises Act (NSA) ,
Patients ,
Uninsured Patients
Starting July 1, 2023, The Joint Commission (TJC) will set health equity as a National Patient Safety Goal for certain TJC-accredited organizations and roll out a new Health Care Equity certification program to recognize and...more
2/1/2023
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Critical Access Hospitals ,
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Hospitals ,
Mental Health ,
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