ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Some companies continue to pay employees' healthcare premiums in full, according to Fortune.

CMS posted its fact sheet for the Value-Based Payment Modifier Program for 2016.

The Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee in Connecticut is examining legislation to repeal a 6 percent tax on ambulatory surgery centers in the state.

More Americans believe private health plans offer enhanced access and higher quality of care, based on a Health Insurance Authority report, according to RTE News.

To drive down costs for patients and reward physicians based on patient outcomes, Medicare is testing a new payment method for Medicare B drugs, according to U.S. News& World Report.

The healthcare industry is experiencing change at a breakneck pace. As payor consolidation continues, ambulatory surgery center (ASC) reimbursement across the country is waning. With the recent transition to the 10th version of the International Classification of Diseases, coders and…

Various private insurance companies that manage Medicaid want state legislators to give them more freedom to choose their own preferred drug lists, according to The Texas Tribune.

Rami Abbass, MD, is a physician involved with an endoscopy-focused ASC, overseeing payer negotiations for five years. He has seen increased deductibles and focus on reducing the national healthcare spending make reimbursement more difficult. However, the ASC's quality and cost…

Retail health clinics may be increasing health costs, instead of lowering them, based on a Boston-based Harvard Medical School study, according to CNBC. Health Affairs published the study.

At the HIMSS16 conference that took place in Las Vegas from Feb. 29 to March 4, Jonathan L. Kaplan, MD, a plastic surgeon practicing in San Francisco, said in this age of high-deductible health plans, patients are paying out of…