During quarterly earnings calls, Anthem, Humana and WellCare Health Plans indicated intentions to capture greater shares of the growing Medicare Advantage market, Forbes reports. Here are six insights:
ASC Coding, Billing & Collections
A class action lawsuit against Envision Healthcare Corp. alleges the physician staffing firm engaged in "balance-billing" for emergency services. Here are five insights:
Change Healthcare and the HealthCare Executive Group released results from their 8th annual Industry Pulse survey providing insights into healthcare from industry leaders.
Sean McSweeney, founder and president of Apache Health, a Los-Angeles based medical billing company, told Becker's ASC Review his top five tips for spine coding.
President Donald Trump's White House proposed a new tax spending plan, outlining his priorities for the coming year in time for Congress to consider spending bills. The plan would increase military spending as well as fund the president's much-discussed border…
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On Feb. 5, Democratic Oklahoma state senator and anesthesiologist Ervin Yeh, MD, introduced the Clinician Out-of-Network Act. Senate Bill 1478 would tackle the problem of surprise billing.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards is expected to propose Medicaid work requirements in a special session beginning Feb. 19, according to The Advocate. Here's what you should know:
Improving reimbursement is central to the success of any ASC, especially in a changing healthcare environment dictated by shifting CMS policies.
Beth Morgan, president and CEO of Medical Bill Consultants, has over 40 years of experience coding and billing for various providers and facilities. She provided these three tips:
Hal Scherz, MD, of Atlanta-based Scottish Rite Children's Hospital, penned a column for Juneau Empire arguing that Alaska legislators must eliminate the state's certificate of need law.