ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

The impending implication of CMS' Medicare Access and Children's Health Insurance Program Act of 2015 has executives scrambling to prepare their health systems.

Senator Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is calling for a federal investigation into payers allegedly overcharging Medicaid Advantage plans, HealthPayerIntelligence reports.

Pharmacy Benefits Manager Express Scripts Holding Co. announced its biggest customer Anthem would let its current contract expire in 2019, Bloomberg reports.

Physicians are hoping HHS Secretary Tom Price, MD, will address challenges small practices face through an updated Medicare rule, The Hill reports.

Governor Scott Walker wants Wisconsin to be the first state to implement a mandatory drug screening, testing and treatment protocol for Medicaid recipients, The Boston Globe reports.

Payer consulting company Lumeris acquired analytics and predictive modeling company Forecast Health.

Various Republican officials are pushing forth a healthcare bill to repeal the ACA as President Donald Trump's 100th day in office inches nearer, according to The New York Times.

A HIMSS Analytics survey says approximately 75 percent of providers have virtual care incentives in place and 33 percent of providers use remote patient monitoring services, Healthcare Informatics reports.

In a letter to President Donald Trump, several payer advocate groups urged President Trump to continue funding for the ACA's cost sharing reductions.

Here are four legislative changes impacting the healthcare industry for ASC leaders to note from the past month: