ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna's board authorized more stock repurchases last week, prompting the payer to spend $3.3 billion to purchase back additional stock, ABC News reports.

Kaiser Health News reports support for former President Barack Obama's 2010 ACA totaled 48 percent in February 2017, the highest approval ratings since the law's enactment.

Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna CFO Thomas McCarthy announced he will retire at midyear 2017, Reuters reports.

Politico obtained a draft of U.S. House Republican's potential ACA replacement that revealed legislators would eliminate subsidies and roll back Medicaid expansion.

CMS wants more payers to enroll in its Comprehensive Primary Care Plus alternative payment model, HealthPayerIntelligence reports.

As Republican's shift their ACA message from "demolish" to "fix," a growing Republican contingent want the expanded Medicaid programs to remain, The Washington Post reports.

Louisville, Ky.-based Humana top executives sold a combined 323,648 company shares for $66.4 million Feb. 21, 2017, the Courier-Journal reports.

California Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) introduced a bill to the state Senate last week that would create a single-payer healthcare system, according to Kaiser Health News.

Many physicians opt to participate in accountable care organizations to maintain independence and meet CMS' reporting requirements. Medical Economics delves into physician-led ACOs' ins and outs and the benefits providers may accrue from this model.

CMS' 2017 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule once again included payment cuts for interventional pain management procedures performed in ASCs.