ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

More than 600,000 veterans could be without insurance in 2019 if a 19 state holdout is not resolved, NBC News reports.

The federal government has initiated broad adoption of the bundled payment methodology in the inpatient setting. However this has not been widely adopted in the ambulatory environment with commercially insured or federally insured patients.

New Jersey-based CarePoint Health is suing Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield over an alleged $76 million in unpaid claims, NJ Spotlight reports.

Cigna will expand its coverage of telemedicine and remote care in 2017, MedCity News reports.

The Mylan EpiPen saga continues after federal health regulators claimed that Mylan is "shortchanging" the government on rebates because of the way the device is incorrectly classified, CNBC reports.

Recent changes to the ACA have left healthcare carriers, consumers and providers searching for more information. David Reid, founder and CEO of the insurance broker HR software solution EaseCentral, and Michael Levin, cofounder and CEO of the healthcare data services…

Aetna will now offer customers and employees discounts on Apple's smartwatch, which Apple hopes will increase sales, according to Bloomberg.

Aurora Health Care recently hired Kevin Moore as its senior vice president of Medicaid strategy.

Xerox State Healthcare and the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services have settled complaints concerning the management of Medicaid claims, the Alaska Dispatch News reports.

Dayton, Ohio-based CareSource will offer residents of Ohio Medicare Advantage options this year, the Dayton Daily News reports.