Medical billing, a payment process in the United States healthcare system, is the process of reviewing a patient's medical records and using information about their diagnoses and …

Oct 10, 2025 · Medical debt under $500 is now off your credit reports, even if it goes into collections.

Health care finance in the United StatesHealth care finance in the United States discusses how Americans obtain and pay for their healthcare, and why U.S. healthcare costs are the highest …

The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) [1] is an act of the United States Congress, passed in 1986 as part of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation …

The acronym HCPCS originally stood for HCFA Common Procedure Coding System, a medical billing process used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Prior to 2001, …

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA or the Kennedy – Kassebaum Act[1][2]) is a United States Act of Congress enacted by the 104th United States …

Balance billing, sometimes called surprise billing, is a medical bill from a healthcare provider billing a patient for the difference between the total cost of services being charged and the …

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that administers the Medicare program and …