Minnesota electronic billing law takes effect

A 2007 Minnesota law that takes effect this week now requires electronic billing of all healthcare claims, including dental, in the state, according to a Post-Bulletin article.

The state will save about $60 million a year in its effort to eliminate paperwork, standardize billing terms, and reduce errors, according to David Haugen, director for the Minnesota Department of Health's Center for Health Care Purchasing Improvement.

The statute encourages voluntary compliance but allows fines of up to $25,000 per year.

"I think we're very hopeful that the country as a whole will take a look at Minnesota and expand that dialogue about how we can reduce these healthcare administrative costs and how we can streamline these healthcare administrative transactions," Haugen stated in the article.

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