Staff at the outpatient facility told him he couldn’t go through with the procedure unless he agreed to sign ProHealth Care’s patient financial liability form as written.

I accept financial responsibility for any non-covered or denied charges and for co-pays, deductibles, and co­insurance not covered by my insurance including those for durable medical equipment.

4: For patients who may either have a deductible or are responsible to pay a coinsurance for scheduled medical services, consider implementing a patient financial responsibility estimation process to ...

Patients are becoming responsible for more of their healthcare costs. And that’s driving hospitals and health systems to put more emphasis on the financial experience.

“ The growth in patient financial responsibility has put health system operating margins under unprecedented pressure,” said Robert Mittendorff, M.D., partner, Norwest Venture Partners.