The Affordable Care Act implemented a system for marketplace enrollment assistance, which has substantially grown since the ACA's inception. Kaiser Permanente conducted a report, "Health Insurance Marketplace Assister Programs and Brokers," which found nearly 5,000 Assister Programs helped consumers apply…
ASC Coding, Billing & Collections
In wake of Aetna & UnitedHealth losses, AHIP undergoes significant transformations: 4 things to know
On June 7, America's Health Insurance Plan reported it is scrutinizing its membership fees and will undergo "major restructuring," according to The Hill.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton supports the Obama administration's Medicare drug pricing proposal, according to Morning Consult.
More than two decades ago, Hillary Clinton proposed an ambitious healthcare reform bill that aimed to completely reshape the U.S. healthcare system. However, her plan and its big theories failed with leading politicians imploring her to forgo her comprehensive plan,…
CMS has finalized a rule which will change the way the agency calculates costs under the Medicare Shared Saving Program, according to RevCycle Intelligence.
Advertisement
The percentage of uninsured millennials has declined to 11 percent, which is an all-time low for this population, according to a new survey by Transamerica Center for Health Studies.
Peer60 released a report detailing which payers ambulatory care providers prefer based on several factors including faster reimbursement, less paperwork, claims' denial rates and staff time, among others.
Last week, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina filed a suit against the federal government for not paying the insurer more than $147 million that BCBS claims the government owed under the Affordable Care Act's risk corridor program, according…
A Commonwealth Fund analysis found most payers are not indicating they are leaving the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, and may in fact opt to increase their ACA participation, according to The Hill.
Health insurer Humana partnered with Walnut Creek, Calif.-based John Muir Health to bring Contra Cost County (Calif.) Humana Medicare Advantage members value-based care, according to HIT Consultant.