Blog

Blog
2026 Trends in Healthcare Payments: Three Shifts Driving Collections

Cedar surveyed 4,150 adults and analyzed 1.5 billion patient interactions, and the data is clear: one size fits none.

by Ben Kraus

April 1, 2026
Blog
Improving Patient Collections: What Top Performers Do Differently

Most providers think their patient collections are in good shape. Top performers know there's always more on the table.

by Ben Kraus

April 13, 2026
Blog
Self-Pay Collections: Why They Matter and What “Good” Looks Like

The $20 copay era is over. High-deductible health plans (HDHPs) and waves of coverage loss mean patients are now providers' fastest-growing payer class.

by Ben Kraus

April 3, 2026

All Posts

Cedar Updates
It Pays to Care: Announcing Cedar’s New Brand and Digital Presence

As Cedar continues to onboard new health system partners, interact with millions of patients annually, and enhance our platform’s capabilities for end...

by

March 3, 2020
Insights
Countdown to CMS Price Transparency—Is Your Organization Ready?

A new price transparency rule from CMS intended to lower healthcare costs by enabling consumers to proactively shop for care will go into effect in le...

by

February 18, 2020
Insights
Succeeding in Health-Tech: A Conversation With Julie Yoo

Julie Yoo, whose career has taken her from healthcare technology entrepreneur to venture capitalist, recently stopped by Cedar to share hard-won lesso...

by

February 12, 2020
Cedar Updates
Cedar and Women In Product Host Panel on Data-Driven Product Design in Health-tech

Cedar’s Head of Design Amy Stillman (far right) moderates the Women In Product panel, featuring a bevy of healthcare product innovators, including (le...

by

February 7, 2020
Insights
Providers Don’t Have to Sacrifice Patient Satisfaction to Increase Collections—Here’s Why

Gone are the days when patient billing was primarily a back office process between healthcare providers and payers. With patients now shouldering more...

by

January 27, 2020
Hi, Oscar! A Candid Conversation With Healthcare Innovator and Oscar CEO Mario Schlosser

by

January 21, 2020
Insights
It’s 2020. Healthcare is Changing Fast—Are You?

Welcome to 2020. Healthcare (and the key priorities for today’s revenue cycle leadership) are changing fast—is your organization adapting to key trend...

by

January 1, 2020
Cedar Updates
Cedarians in Cafes Getting Coffee—with Doug Pickett, Director of Account Management

Hey, Doug! Cool nutcracker coffee mug you’ve got there. How do you take your java?I like it strong, with a splash of unsweetened oat milk. The mug add...

by

December 19, 2019
Insights
Access to Patients Hinges on Access to Your Prices

The public debate around healthcare price transparency came to a head when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) issued itsfinal rulefor hospita...

by

December 11, 2019
Insights
The Good Business of Good Design: The Art and Science Behind Cedar’s Next-Gen Patient-First UI

The best designs often seem simple and obvious. Consider Apple’s iPhone: Switching to the new iPhone is seamless and delightful because it remembers y...

by

December 4, 2019
Insights
Preparing for Hospital Price Transparency: How Leaders Can Turn Compliance Into Opportunity

Everyone is talking about it (and many are even suing over it). The Trump Administration’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently r...

by

November 27, 2019
Insights
Think Your Patients Won’t Switch? Think Again.

Healthcare consumers expect a simplified, convenient, andmodernpatient financial experience. Provider organizationslack the alignmentneeded across fun...

by

November 18, 2019
Women Remaking Medicine: Highlights from Emily F. Peters and the Everyday Heroines Improving Healthcare

by

November 1, 2019
Cedar Client Summit 2019 Recap: Staying Competitive in Today’s Digital and Patient-Centric World

by

October 29, 2019
MGMA19 Recap: Sparking the Conversation Around Personalization in the Big Easy

by

October 24, 2019
Insights
Study Finds U.S. Healthcare Consumers Will Switch Providers Over Poor Digital Experiences

In most consumer-centric industries, modern digital experiences that provide convenience and personalized engagement are the norm, however, healthcare...

by

October 21, 2019
Cedar Updates
Cedarians in Cafes Getting Coffee—with Rena Yang, Analytics Lead

Okay, Rena. Before we talk ‘data,’ what is this cute little coffee shop you picked and what’s in your cup?Saturdays New York City is one of my favorit...

by

October 15, 2019
Invest to Build a Better Future: Advice From Successful Actor and Tech Investor Ashton Kutcher

by

October 1, 2019
Cedar Updates
Cedar Named a Top 10 Patient Engagement Company by UCSF Digital Health Awards

UCSF announced that Cedar has been named a finalist for theUCSF Digital Health Awards 2019. Out of more than 500 global submissions, an independent pa...

by

September 25, 2019
From Baklava Salesman to Serial Start-Up Founder: 3 Career Lessons From Forbes’ Head of Digital

by

September 20, 2019
STAY IN THE LOOP

Subscribe to our newsletter

Thanks for your message!

We will reach back to you as soon as possible.

Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.