ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

The government is prioritizing prosecuting those people attempting to defraud Medicare of millions of dollars, with the government's Medicare Fraud Strike Force recently taking down a scam that resulted in the arrests of 301 people throughout the Untied States, according…

Estimates place Medicare running out of funds in the 2020s, although the ACA may have played a key role in ensuring the program has money to continue.

CMS found Medicare Advantage online directories contained incorrect information of nearly 50 percent of the 5,832 listed physicians for 54 MA plans, according to Chicago Sun Times.

On Oct. 14, CMS unveiled the final Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act rule, which will outline physician Medicare payment fees following the sustainable growth rate formula repeal.

After the Joint Legislative and Audit Review Commission found that general fund spending increased $1.7 billion throughout the last decade for Virginia's Medicaid program, State Rep. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave) said expanding the program is not "feasible," The New Virginia…

Owner of Rose's Houston Healthcare Clinic Rosemary Phelan pled guilty to insurance fraud charges, Insurance Business reports.

Coding has a clear and direct impact on any healthcare facility's financial success.

Last year, ophthalmologists generated savings surpassing $24 million in penalty avoidances through submitting quality information to CMS' Physician Quality Reporting System through the American Academy of Ophthalmology's IRIS Registry.

Health Affairs published a study comparing commercial ACOs to noncommercial ACOs, revealing commercial ACOs exceed noncommercial ACOs on various measures, according to AJMC.

As his final weeks as president come to a close, President Barack Obama defended the ACA saying although the law isn't perfect, "it's worked," according to U.S. News & World Report.