ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Costa Mesa, Calif.-based CareCredit partnered with Mesa, Ariz.-based NextCare Holdings to allow NextCare patients to use CareCredit.

The U.S. House of Representatives and the Department of Justice jointly filed a motion granting them more time to decide if they want to continue pursuing a lawsuit against the ACA's cost-sharing subsidies, according to The Hill.

The healthcare industry experienced significant changes over the last month with Oregon legislators weighing a bill permitting 48-hour stays at ASCs.

President Donald Trump pushed back the implementation of CMS' bundled payments models by 60 days, Home Healthcare News reports.

The Kansas House Health and Human Services committee tabled a bill that would have expanded the state's Medicaid program despite opposition from several health organizations, The Charlotte Observer reports. 

President Donald Trump said the administration will submit an ACA replacement plan in "a couple of weeks," according to The Hill.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation researchers set out to find if the ACA had a negative or positive impact on employment rates in recent years.

Long Beach, Calif.-based Molina Healthcare suffered heavy losses during the fourth quarter, with the company's CEO saying the ACA is the primary reason for the drop, CNBC reports.

GOP leaders discussed part of their ACA replacement plan with party members in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 16, 2017, the New York Times reports.

Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna declared it will issue $0.50 quarterly dividends payable April 28, 2017, to shareholders of record on April 13, 2017, the Minnesota StarTribune reports.