ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman questioned 16 payers about why they denied hepatitis C drugs to specific patients, according to Business Insider.

In 2015, Oscar Health Insurance lost $105.2 million on plans in New York and New Jersey through exchanges the Affordable Care Act created, according to International Business Times.

On Feb. 2, the Florida House passed various free-market healthcare reform proposals, according to The Miami Herald.

President Barack Obama plans to outline how the Affordable Care Act has aided millions of Americans, when he speaks in Milwaukee on March 3, according to abc News.

There are several changes expected in the employer-sponsored health plan market for 2016, as changes from the Affordable Care Act continue to affect coverage, according to a Benefits News report.

In January, about 70 percent of uninsured consumers who used TurboTax filed tax exemptions from the Affordable Care Act tax penalty, according to TheStreet.

Blue Cross Blue Shield subsidiary Highmark is reducing physician pay, which could impact premiums, according to a PA Home report.

Payers and health plan sponsors are pushing hard to contain costs. Negotiations with providers are becoming more difficult and low reimbursement coupled with the rising costs of doing business will continue to plague ASCs.

DirectPath and CEB released the 2016 Medical Plan Trends and Observation Report with data from more than 750 employee benefit health plans.

Many employers are seeking ways to limit rising health benefit costs, based on an Arlington, Va.-based Corporate Executive Board and Birmingham, Ala.-based DirectPath report, according to Business Insurance.