ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Nearly 12,000 respondents participated in the American Academy of Professional Coders’ 2017 salary survey, which showed an overall increase in average salary and a slight decrease in unemployment from 2016. Here are six key insights:

CMS expanded its 2017 Merit-based Incentive Payment System data reporting exemption for healthcare professionals practicing in areas hit by hurricanes and wildfires, Medscape reports. 

A proposed bill from New Jersey lawmakers that would protect patients from unexpected healthcare charges is being opposed by physicians, who view it as a partial fix, NJ Spotlight reports.

Here are 10 states where the most people enrolled in health insurance plans on the marketplace from 2014 to 2018, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Maximizing claim reimbursements becomes more challenging every year. As the insurance market continues to transition to cost conscious care, ASCs are confronted with changes that add complexity to their front desk procedures, billings, and collections. Because these developments will continue…

The governors of four GOP-led states announced their intent to pursue work requirements waivers for their state's Medicaid programs, Roll Call reports.

The Georgia Coalition to End the Surprise Insurance Gap supports Senate Bill 359, a bipartisan bill to end surprise medical billing in Georgia.

CMS will terminate its Medicare provider agreement with Lags Surgery Center Oxnard (Calif.) at 12:01 a.m., Feb. 15.

Healthcare companies flex their financial muscle when it comes to politics, and the 2017-18 election was no different with healthcare-related donations hitting $37.9 million, according to OpenSecrets.org, a website that tracks political spending.

Healthcare lobbying spending consistently outpaced other sector-related lobbying year after year, and in 2017, the healthcare lobby spent $555 million, according to OpenSecrets.org, a group which tracks spending in politics.