ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

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.

Many providers and payers alike are looking to transition into value-based care reimbursement models, but not all providers are on the same page, according to Health Payer Intelligence.

The grace period for ICD-10 ends Oct. 1, 2016, which could spell trouble for ASCs that haven't been keeping up with the change.

Indiana University Health Plans is leaving the ACA after eliminating individual offerings in 2017, the Indianapolis Business Journal reports. 

Blue Cross Blue Shield is withdrawing from the Nashville, Memphis and Knoxville ACA exchanges, The Tennessean reports.

The House is considering a bill that would exempt Americans enrolled in failed nonprofit payers from the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate, according to The Hill.

The Affordable Care Act may need millennial enrollment to survive, but many of these younger Americans simply cannot afford it, according to an article David Barnes, policy director of Generation Opportunity, published in The Wall Street Journal.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska is the latest insurer to stop offering plans through the ACA in 2017.

Montana-based New West Health Services will cease operations in 2017, the Washington Times reports.