ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Here are three legislative changes impacting ASCs.

CMS created a Medicare-Medicaid ACO model to improve the quality of care and lower costs to the programs' beneficiaries.

During the antitrust trial over the Anthem-Cigna deal, a government witness said the merger may hurt consumers in certain cities and states, according to Hartford Courant.

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Independent Health and Chautauqua IDS are teaming to create a value-based reimbursement system, the Observer Today reports.

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Penn.) and Rep. Joe Pitts (R.-Penn.) sent a letter to President Barack Obama questioning the ACA's expansion of Medicaid and its "wasteful" spending, The Hill reports.

ACA enrollment for a single day hit a new high on Dec. 15, 2016, according to The Washington Post.

A Center for Health and Economy analysis found premiums may reach double-digits in 2017, according to Insurance Journal.

Surgical Notes is excited to announce the launch of "The Note Pad," a new program developed exclusively for its clients. 

High earners throughout the United States would experience tax reductions from an ACA repeal, a Tax Policy Center analysis found, according to The Hill.

The Alliance for the Adoption of Innovations in Medicine conducted a poll, "Principles for U.S. Health Care," to ascertain what consumers valued in the industry.