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BRYAN MCKENZIE
The (Charlottesville) Daily Progress
The University of Virginia Health System will release liens and judgments filed against most middle- and lower-income patients and limit patientsâ financial liability for catastrophic medical care as part of new billing policies that focus on a patientâs ability to pay.
Health System officials also will create an ombudsman position to assist patients with disputes and redesign intake and appointment scheduling to inform patients about insurance coverage limits and financial assistance prior to treatment.
Under the new policies announced Monday, the Health System will remove liens and judgments for patients whose earnings are 400% or less of the federal poverty income level of $12,880 for a single person or $26,500 for a family of four.
BRYAN MCKENZIE
The (Charlottesville) Daily Progress
The University of Virginia Health System will release liens and judgments filed against most middle- and lower-income patients and limit patientsâ financial liability for catastrophic medical care as part of new billing policies that focus on a patientâs ability to pay.
Health System officials also will create an ombudsman position to assist patients with disputes and redesign intake and appointment scheduling to inform patients about insurance coverage limits and financial assistance prior to treatment.
Under the new policies announced Monday, the Health System will remove liens and judgments for patients whose earnings are 400% or less of the federal poverty income level of $12,880 for a single person or $26,500 for a family of four.
UVA Health revises billing policies, will release liens and judgements under certain criteria UVA Health (FILE) (Source: WVIR) By Riley Wyant | April 19, 2021 at 12:13 PM EDT - Updated April 19 at 12:14 PM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - After facing backlash for many months over its billing policies, UVA Health is revising many of its financial practices.
UVA Health announced Monday, April 19, it will release all liens and judgments for patients who are at or below 400% of the federal poverty level. That means anyone who is part of a family of four and makes $106,000 or less qualifies under this policy.
In September 2019, UVA created a new advisory council to make suggestions and draw up more fair and equitable policies. For the past year and a half, that team has been diving deep into various solutions.