A Washington, D.C.-based National Academy of Medicine report found alternative payment models and health data exchange were among the top priorities for payers in 2017, HealthPayerIntelligence reports.
ASC Coding, Billing & Collections
The U.S. House voted 416-7 to advance H.R. 372, the Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017 to the Senate.
Following President Donald Trump's statement that many are leaving the medical field due to the ACA, FactCheck.org analyzed this claim and found the number of active physicians increased between 2010 and 2015.
538 Editor-In-Chief Nate Silver penned a column examining the American Health Care Act's approval ratings.
McLean, Va.-based Capital One served as the administrative agent for a $30.5 million loan for a medical office building acquisition building in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Republican lawmakers introduced several changes to Medicaid through several revisions to the American Health Care Act March 20, 2017. NPR examined the work requirement's potential impact.
Anthem: Increased number of value-based contracts could lower spending in merger appeal: 4 key notes
Indianapolis-based Anthem filed a reply in its antitrust case March, 20, 2017, saying its value-based contracts with providers could better drive down spending, compared to Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna's value-based contracts, The Hartford Courant reports.
As the healthcare industry becomes increasingly competitive and consumer-driven, employing a proactive approach to patient collections will help ASCs remain successful.
With pay-for-performance reimbursement systems gaining traction, Colorado-based Medical Group Management Association sent a letter to CMS asking the agency to give physicians more information about the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, according to Health Data Management.
The GOP's American Health Care Act is likely to cut the workforce by 1.8 million jobs in 2022, according to new analysis by the Center for American Progress, a progressive-leaning research and advocacy organization.
