The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission released a reporting urging CMS to improve its merit-based incentive payment system by reducing administrative burden and emphasizing the importance of patient outcomes, EHR Intelligence reports.
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A study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, examined physician pay rates through Medicare and Medicaid Advantage plans.
U.S. District Judge Harry D. Leinenweber ruled in favor of Cigna regarding a lawsuit Chicago-based Advanced Ambulatory Surgical Center Inc. filed against the payer for allegedly wrongly denying reimbursement for claims for some Cigna-insured patients, according to Cook County Record.
The American public is becoming increasingly concerned with healthcare's cost, according to a recent Gallup poll.
The Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems' lobbying efforts contributed to officials killing House Bill 2664 in the Senate. according to The Lund Report.
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After missing a July 5 deadline to finalize a contract, Minneapolis-based Children's Minnesota and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota struck a deal July 7, the Minnesota StarTribune reports.
Healthcare's changing reimbursement landscape creates many financial challenges for ambulatory surgery centers.
Alfonso del Granado, administrator of Ashton Center for Day Surgery in Hoffman Estates, Ill., discusses trends in payer contracting and key opportunities to succeed in the future.
Baptist Health Plan of Lexington will exit the fully insured health insurance market, the Lexington Herald Leader reports.
The revenue cycle management process is becoming increasingly more complicated as CMS adds codes to reflect the industry's transition into a value-based arena.