ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Prior authorization is one of the biggest issues facing ASCs and physicians — delaying care and increasing administrative burdens. 

Health systems have been cutting ties with Medicare Advantage plans left and right, including Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed and Zanesville, Ohio-based Genesis HealthCare System.  

ASCs have long struggled to secure adequate reimbursements. 

Each year CMS publishes star ratings to measure the quality of health and drug services from Medicare Advantage and Medicare prescription drug plans, or Part D plans.

Health First Health Plans is expanding its coverage into five counties in Florida, including the Orlando area, according to an Oct. 24 report from Florida Today. 

Each year CMS publishes Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D star ratings to measure the quality of health and drug services from Medicare Advantage and Medicare prescription drug plans, or Part D plans.

Noncompete clauses continue to be the target of lawsuits and action by state legislatures. 

Baptist Health Medical Group, part of Louisville, Ky.-based Baptist Health, terminated its contract with Humana Medicare Advantage last month. Now, the system's Medicare Advantage contracts with UnitedHealthcare and Wellcare are on the line, according to an Oct. 19 report from…

Humana Advantage Plan members in North Carolina will no longer be in network with Raleigh-based WakeMed and Greenville-based ECU Health, according to an Oct. 19 report from CBS affiliate WNCT.

UnitedHealthcare Group, which has an annual revenue of $324 billion, is the largest health insurance company in the U.S. by market share, according to a report from ValuePenguin updated in October.