Identifying Opportunities to Reduce Medical Debt for Communities
Helping cities, hospitals, and community partners evaluate the benefits inherent in certain hospital reforms
Led by a former hospital attorney and hospital revenue cycle specialist with over 40 years of industry experience
Health care is expensive and hospital financial practices are complicated. Not surprisingly, these realities often lead community leaders to assume that high medical debt for the uninsured is inevitable, and that there are few options for making a difference. That sense of resignation is unwarranted. In virtually every instance, adjustments to seemingly standard practices can enhance affordability and reduce levels of medical debt, often quite dramatically.
We understand hospital pricing, patient accounting, financial assistance, and the impact of specific practices on outcomes for the uninsured. In fact, we have reviewed the measures in place at 3,000 hospitals across the nation in order to assess the effectiveness of various practices and, in particular, to determine the level of utilization of certain approaches. With the benefit of that expertise and research, we work with community leaders in advocating for adoption of proven solutions that promote affordability and healthier local economies.
About Curtis Ullman
Curtis Ullman is a graduate of Cornell University and the University of Chicago Law School. Following a judicial clerkship on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, he practiced law in San Francisco and Phoenix.
Mr. Ullman has spent four decades in the healthcare industry, with deep expertise in hospital reimbursement and indigent health care. He represented Arizona hospitals for more than 30 years, co-founded a hospital revenue cycle management company, and in recent years has advocated for improved affordability for uninsured patients. He has been a longtime member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association.
Charity Gap Project works to align the shared interests of uninsured patients, local communities, and hospitals.
Contact Us
Curtis Ullman, President
curtisullman@charitygapproject.com
Communication by telephone can be initiated by email to Curtis Ullman.
