ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

HHS wants to increase enrollment in plans on the Affordable Care Act marketplace, with an emphasis on young adults, according to Kaiser Health News.

In the wake of the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Program, going into effect April 1, 2016, it is has been made abundantly clear — bundled payments are not only here to stay, but will continue to expand their reach.…

Colorado voters will decide whether they want a universal, single-payer healthcare system when they head to the polls in November, according to Fox News.

In the first four years of the Affordable Care Act's existence, private healthcare costs rose 37 percent, Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan researchers found, according to examiner.com. The study involved analysis of 50 million Americans' private healthcare costs.

Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine researchers analyzed the financial impact of primary care "medical homes," and published their findings.

Last week, Illinois' Land of Lincoln Health filed a lawsuit against the federal government over $72.8 million unpaid claims the payer alleges it is owed under the risk-corridor program, according to Insurance Business America.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota will no longer sell individuals and families health plans on the state's insurance exchange in 2017, according to Kaiser Health News.

Since the start of ICD-10 in October 2015, healthcare coding productivity and accuracy has fallen, based on an American Health Information Management Association Foundation survey, according to RevCycle Intelligence.

Many providers claim CMS' Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 will serve to providers' detriment despite promises MACRA will improve patient care while driving down costs, according to MedPage Today.

 Payers and telehealth vendors are working together to improve patient outcomes, according to Healthcare DIVE.