{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Self-Pay Stream","title":"Large Balance Denials, Part 1","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/05904a44\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3301,"description":"A denial, according to HealthInsurance.org, “is the refusal of an insurance company or carrier to honor a request by an individual, or his or her provider, to pay for healthcare services obtained from a healthcare professional.\" According to Becker’s & Conifer Health Solutions, “an estimated $262 billion of the $3 trillion in claims submitted by hospitals in 2016 were initially denied, representing an average of $4.9 million in potential losses per hospital, according to a 2017 study of more than 3 billion hospital transactions. In part one of a two-part series our hosts Jeff Johnson, Lisa Kirk and Hayden Reece discuss Large Balance Denials with Michael Jacobson who is the Director of Reimbursement and Recovery at Providence Health & Services, and Justin Murphy who is a Compliance Attorney of Professional Credit.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/FogOD57a-kJKo-OGUGe-TDgpUHbYcLT-6eDijDY8FfI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI4MDAvMTYyNTE3/MjAxOS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}