ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Hopkins, Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group surpassed Wall Street analysts' expectations for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016, with its Optum business being a key driver of company growth, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Watertown, N.Y.-based North Country Initiative partnered with Irving, Texas-based Lightbeam Health Solutions for its population health management platform.

After U.S. District Court Judge Louise Flanagan banned South Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper's (D) Medicaid expansion request, several state and federal officials filed court motions to lift the ban on Sept. 16, 2017, the Charlotte Observer reports.

CareCredit is celebrating 30 years in business.

While reaffirming his support for President-elect Donald Trump's repeal-and-replace approach to the ACA, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) questioned whether states with expanded Medicaid benefits would get to keep the aforementioned benefits, Politico reports.

A federal judge temporarily halted the Medicaid expansion plans of South Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, WLOS reports.

The Washington Post interviewed President-elect Donald Trump over the weekend about healthcare; Mr. Trump reported his plan would provide "insurance for everybody," according to the report.

In its final MACRA rule, CMS added a new track, MSSP Track 1+ ACO, which aims to expand participation for providers, according to Lexology.

In December 2016, the American Academy of Family Physicians sent a letter to CMS with suggestions on its Medicare's 2017 hospital outpatient prospective payment system and ASC payment system final rule.

Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna entered into a value-based agreement with San Diego's Scripps Health to offer employers value-based services.