ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Florida family practitioner Ona M. Colasante, MD, has been charged with committing 210 counts of healthcare fraud and money laundering, according to Gainesville.com.

A working group comprised of 39 physicians published a "Medicare for all" proposal in American Journal of Public Health, according to U.S. News & World Report Health.

Many healthy employees are disgruntled the Affordable Care Act requires them to pay the same insurance premiums as their unhealthy coworkers. SelfHelpWorks, a San Diego-based behavior change firm, offers tips for employers to engage unhealthy employees in their health.

Earlier this week, Tenet executives said they are not concerned about UnitedHealth's departure from some Affordable Care Act marketplaces, according to FierceHealthPayer.

Patrick Conway, MD, a CMS official, said the agency is willing to work with Congress to make adjustments to its Medicare Part B payment proposal, according to The Hill.

Humana recently gave notice it may leave some Affordable Care Act exchanges in 2017, according to U.S. News & World Report.

The Republican Party is subpoenaing documents related to Obamacare payments that they say break the law, according to The Hill.

UnitedHealthcare now posts HealthGrades' patient satisfaction scores for each physician, according to a Medscape report.

The Internal Revenues Service miscalculated Affordable Care Act tax credits for nearly 182,000 Americans last year, according to The Hill.

A Journal of the American Medical Association study found healthcare pricing tools may not be cutting costs.