ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Several obstacles prevent young adults from enrolling in healthcare plans, according to Kaiser Health News.

After facing financial struggles, Connecticut's co-op, HealthyCT, is under supervision and will start a wind-down process, according to The Hill.

About 30 percent of healthcare providers are utilizing a manual process for claims denial management, based on an HIMSS Analytics survey, according to RevCycle Intelligence.

The Obama administration has exceeded federal law by mandating Americans purchase health insurance adhering to the Affordable Care Act standards, a federal appeals court found, according to The New York Times.

Major insurer UnitedHealth is filing a suit against American Renal Associates in The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida for allegedly submitting fraudulent bills since the beginning of 2016, according to The New York Times.

To stifle regulatory concerns over its $37 billion Humana merger, Aetna plans to sell billion-dollar assets, according to sources familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported.

At the end of March, Affordable Care Act enrollment fell to nearly 11.1 million enrollees, according to The Hill.

Cigna and San Ramon, Calif.-based Hill Physicians Medical Group are teaming up to enhance access to quality healthcare and care coordination services.

A Medscape Medical News Survey found almost 33 percent of physicians in small practices predict CMS' Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 will result in small practices merging into larger groups.

If Anthem's $48 billion deal to acquire Cigna doesn't come to fruition, the payers will likely seek other assets in smaller health plans. Speculation arose earlier this week when Anthem's Chief Financial Officer John Gallina told 20 analysts the payer…