ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Medicare hopes to copy the private sector with new payment strategies, according to a Kaiser Health News report.

City University of New York School of Public Health researchers found many of the Cadillac tax's promises ring untrue, and the middle class will bear the financial burden, according to Dotmed.

CMS offered infographic and statement guidance about ICD-10 implementation issues, according to RevCycle Intelligence.

Aetna partnered with Virtua Health in South Jersey on a new accountable care organization.

CMS is adding nearly 5,500 codes to ICD-10, according to Healthcare It News.

Despite Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island suffering $126 million losses in 2015, executives say the payer is still doing well and has profited in other areas, according to WPRI.com.

If the government cuts Medicare funding, millions of Americans could experience more expensive premiums or decreased coverage, according to New Castle News.

CMS finalized its annual Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters.

A pillar of Sen. Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign includes his proposed $14 trillion single-payer healthcare system. However, experts shake their heads, noting the idea isn't realistic, according to The Washington Post.

A Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget analysis found nearly 21 million Americans would lose health insurance coverage with Donald Trump's healthcare plan, according to The Hill.