ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

At a private strategy meeting on Thursday, Donald Trump and Senate Republicans both agreed that the Affordable Care Act will re-emerge as an explosive political issue before the November elections, according to The Hill.

The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California granted final approval for a settlement with United Health Services, which will give $9.5 million to 270 California ambulatory surgery centers.

A majority of Americans support a single-payer healthcare system, based on a recent Gallup poll, according to The Hill.

Legislators in the House of Representatives are introducing the Patient Access to Durable Medical Equipment of 2016 Act, a bill that would delay Medicare reimbursement cuts that could impair rural patient access to wheelchairs, oxygen and other durable medical equipment,…

Preliminary data suggests payer losses nearly doubled on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces in 2015, according to The Hill.

In a hearing last week, Acting CMS Administrator Andy Slavitt said small practices can succeed just as much as larger practices in regard to CMS' Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, according to Medscape.

The Orlando-based Integrated Independent Physicians Network entered into a collaborative care program with Cigna designed to improve care and lower cost.

For the last several months, both Democratic and Republican candidates made contrasting opinions on the Affordable Care Act and their replacement plan, according to Kaiser Health News. However, their policy discussions have failed to delve into how they would address…

Many rural region consumers will only have one Affordable Care Act marketplace coverage option next year, according to The Wall Street Journal.

In an Affordable Care Act lawsuit, U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer of the District ruled various ACA payments have been funded illegally, according to the Washington Post.