ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

TransUnion released a new report on how millennials are reacting and interacting with healthcare insurance, payment and debt.

National health spending growth slowed last year, with spending on insurance as well as medical goods and services growing at a slower rate than in 2014 and 2015, according to Health Affairs.

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said, on Ross Kaminsky's radio talk show, that House GOP will attempt to reform Medicare and Medicaid in 2018, CNN reports.

Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health reached an agreement with Blue Shield of North Carolina to participate in the Blue Cross networks, according to the Citizen Times.

PatientPay secured $6 million in growth capital for significant company expansion in the future.

Four physicians were among the 20 individuals indicted in a medical billing fraud scheme, including a surgeon for the NYPD, according to Fox 5 NY. 

After closing a $13 million Series A funding round, Cedar launched The Cedar platform which promises to improve billing operations while providing patients with a personalized billing experience.

A study, published in Health Affairs, examined physician performance and participation in Medicare's value-based payment modifier program.

In our previous article on how to improve upfront collections, the first in this two-part series, we discussed the need for accurate and timely preauthorization. The second phase — patient financial counseling — is just as important. 

Elkhart (Ind.) Clinic joined Anthem's Medicare Advantage health maintenance organization and dual special needs program networks.