ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Tim Burney, founder and CEO of Advantien, an implant management company that specializes in maximizing the value of spine and orthopedic implants, highlights key ways ASCs can enhance their supply chain to improve the value of their spine and orthopedic…

A National Center for Policy Analysis report found increasing seniors' Medicare premiums and deductibles may help offset the program's excess cost, according to McKnight's.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, the state's largest insurer, is seeking a nearly 60 percent price increase for its individual policies' rates, according to CBS News.

The GOP claims the Obama administration is disregarding subpoenas for certain Affordable Care Act documents, according to The Hill.

Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan researchers studied the impact of the Affordable Care Act on white, black and Hispanic adults' health insurance, according to American Journal of Public Health.

A CMS updated fact sheet stated the agency expanded its Compressive Primary Care Plus requirements to allow primary care physicians in certain Medicare accountable care organizations to participate, according to RevCycle Intelligence.

Earlier this week, California officials stated UnitedHealth was leaving the state marketplace, leaving 1,200 Californians to find new policies, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Health insurance companies have increased the amount of borrowed money on their statutory balance sheets by almost 100 percent since the first quarter of 2011, according to A.M.'s Best Special Report titled, "Health Insurers Increase Borrowing Due to the Patient…

In a recent ruling, the Internal Revenue Service denied an accountable care organization a tax exemption, leading many to question if the ruling will pose barriers to other ACOs, according to The New York Times.

Hillary Clinton faces an uphill battle to promote the Affordable Care Act, as the premiums are anticipated to starkly increase in 2017, according to The Hill.