ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Session will highlight current out of network billing issues.

A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation report notes many states are tightening their network adequacy standards, and telemedicine might help insurance companies meet those standards, especially in rural and undeserved areas, as reported by Medscape.

UnitedHealthcare of Ohio received the J.D. Power award for ranking first in overall member satisfaction among commercial health plans in the state.

On April 11, CMS launched a new risk-based primary care initiative, according to Healthcare IT News.

Medicare enrollment policies continue to confuse consumers, according to a new Eligibility.com study.

UnitedHealth plans to exit the Affordable Care Act exchanges in Georgia and Arkansas, according to The Hill.

Eight of the 11 remaining Obamacare health insurance co-ops appear likely to fail this year, according to The Daily Caller.

Last year, New York enacted a law targeting surprise billing from out-of-network claims. More often than not, preliminary data found insurers prevailed over providers in hundreds of conflicts the state's independent entity adjudicated, according to Crain's New York Business.

At the request of the American Academy of Family Physicians, CMS is moving forward with updating the rules and programs around accountable care organizations, according to RevCycle Intelligence.

A study completed by the Episcopal Health Foundation and Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy found consumers residing in Texas who purchased their healthcare coverage through the health insurance marketplace do not have as much understanding of certain terms…