ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Morning Consult and Politico surveyed 1,997 registered voters to gather their thoughts on implementing a work requirement for Medicaid beneficiaries.

WellCare of North Carolina entered into an agreement with Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health to provide its members access to the health system's provider network, The Mountaineer reports.

A CMS advisory panel is opposing a policy that would cut payments by 22.5 percent for drugs providers purchasing under the 340B drug discount program, according to Health Leaders Media.

Nobilis Health penned a services agreement with Streamline Health for its software related to denials, business analytics and accounts receivable management.

Wyoming saved a large sum of money by shifting cases to ASCs in 2014.

California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, D-South Gate, said officials will hold hearings over the state's single-payer health plan proposal after Sept. 15, according to Mercury News.

Health Data Management reports approximately 34 states have laws that support telehealth reimbursement.

Here are three legislative changes taking hold in the healthcare industry for ASC leaders to note:

Exeter, N.H.-based CBS Medical Billing & Consulting added a 5,000-square-foot office in Portsmouth, N.H, to its portfolio, Seacoast Online reports.

Chicago-based Illinois Bone & Joint Institute partnered with Universal Research Solutions, aka OBERD, to collect and report outcome data to CMS as part of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System.