Maine Health Data Organization collects data from hospitals, payers, MaineCare and Medicare. Now, MHDO has created a new healthcare price transparency website for the state, according to a Bangor Daily News report.
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After three years of negotiation attempts, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is endings its contract with Carteret Health Care, according to WITN.
The Georgetown University Health Policy Institute's Center for Children and Families found 97 percent of children in West Virginia have healthcare coverage, according to Tech Times.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the 2016 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System recommendation for sacroiliac joint fusion, increasing the outpatient payment when billing the CPT 27279.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released 17 new ASC payable codes along with the 2016 ASC payment rule, according to an ASCA report.
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CMS has finalized the Calendar Year 2016 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and ASC Payment System changes.
With open enrollment on the state's exchange beginning Sunday, Attorney General Eric. T. Schneiderman encourages New Yorkers to compare and evaluate health insurance plans, according to Newsday.
According to a panel of pain management physicians and billing experts, there is plenty to be excited about in the world of pain management in the ASC setting.
There are many new payment models in healthcare today from bundled payments to accountable care organizations and other risk-sharing initiatives. Where do ambulatory surgery centers fit in?
Moda Health Plan, one of Oregon's largest health insurers, is pulling out of Washington, and plans to shut down in California, after suffering big financial losses, according to Oregon Live.