ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Cigna is one of the oldest and largest payers in the U.S. with 20.4 million members. 

The Center for Pain Management remains out of network with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota after the payer terminated its contract over safety concerns in October.

ASC revenue cycle management company National Medical Billing Services acquired mdStrategies, a medical coding company focused on ASCs.

Aetna is one of the country's largest health insurers, with 22.1 million members. 

Anita Louise Jackson, MD, was indicted Jan. 5 for allegedly spearheading a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme.

UnitedHealthcare is the largest health insurance company by membership with 70 million members. 

An Indiana law going into effect Jan. 1 hopes to reduce surprise billing, WNDU reported Dec. 28.

Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Center for Advanced Facial Plastic Surgery will accept cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin starting in January, the center said Dec. 20.

Whistleblowers stand to receive a portion of the proceeds from a settlement or financial recovery, which can be hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars.

A federal jury on Dec. 16 found a former physician and his company guilty of a scheme to defraud private insurers and the Tricare program by submitting about $355 million in false claims.