ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

The American Medical Association conducted an analysis that shows two insurance company mega mergers, Anthem's acquisition of Cigna and Aetna's acquisition of Humana, world eliminate competition in insurance markets for 24 states.

This was a big month for CMS as it imposed various changes, including delaying Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act to get providers ready for value-based care.

Technology has paved the way for more procedures to transition into the outpatient arena, and the growth of ambulatory surgery centers has surged in the last several years. With the additional business, surgery centers can accumulate more revenue.

Certified public accountant Larry Elkin argues in a Palisades Hudson Financial Group column that insurance companies acting as monopolies are detrimental to the market and deviating from the purpose of the Affordable Care Act.

The U.S. Labor Department found healthcare spending increased in August by the largest amount in more than 30 years, according to The Los Angeles Times.

Five senators and several organizations are attempting to create a public healthcare coverage offering through the Affordable Care Act, HealthPayer Intelligence reports. 

Officials from the Department of Health Services asked Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker to increase Medicaid spending by $452 million in the upcoming budget hearings, CBS Minnesota reports. 

Technavio recently released a report on the global health insurance market from 2016 to 2020. Here's what you need to know. 

Aetna Chief Financial Officer Shawn Guertin said the company feels confident in its case for its Humana merger, according to Louisville Business First.

As value-based care models become the new norm of healthcare, providers and payers are going to share claims and clinical data more so now than ever before, according to the Healthcare Financial Management Association, HealthData Management reports.