ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

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:

The Motely Fool compiled ten facts about Medicare.

A new study published in Health Affairs examines how the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act could impact physician payments.

Pitney Bowes and Scalable Systems are partnering to enhance member experience with insurance companies.

UnitedHealthcare's Medicare and Medicaid businesses account for 30 percent of its total membership base, San Antonio Express-News reports.

Humana is teaming with eight orthopedic groups in Indiana and Kentucky to introduce a value-based care model for total hip or knee replacements.

Malpractice premiums varied throughout the nation based on factors including specialty and patient volume in 2016, according to Medical Economics' "88th annual Physician Report."

Humana filed a rate increase request for its small group preferred provider organization and its health maintenance organization in Arizona in 2018, according to Phoenix Business Journal.

Online patient community CreakyJoints is advocating for increased transparency in drug pricing practices.