New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that more than half a million people will receive refunds from insurance companies that overcharged them for medical services in 2010, according to a Democrat and Chronicle report.
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California-based advocacy group Consumer Watchdog submitted a proposed initiative to the state attorney general's office Wednesday that would require insurance companies, health maintenance organizations and preferred provider organizations to receive prior approval from the California Department of Insurance for proposed…
UnitedHealthcare is changing its Medicare brands to a single brand name to simplify its relationship with providers and consumers, according to an AAPC report.
Maine's highest court will hear a long-running dispute between health insurance company anthem and the Maine Bureau of Insurance today, according to a Boston Herald report.
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On Oct. 31, CMS released the HCPCS Level II codes that go into effect Jan. 1, 2012, a set that includes 285 code additions, 48 revisions and 75 deletions compared to the previous version, according to an AAPC report.
While private businesses are compensating employees more than they did 10 years ago, the increase in compensation has been absorbed by employee benefits rather than salary hikes, according to a Forbes report.
At least six states have expanded their Children's Health Insurance Programs to include children of low-income state employees, according to a Kaiser Health News report.
The following article is written by Rhonda Buckholtz, CPC, CPMA, CPC-I, of AAPC. AAPC recently released its yearly salary survey and the results of over 12,000 respondents indicated that even during this time of recession, the salaries of coders…
Massachusetts regulators announced yesterday they have approved an average 4.8 percent increase in base premiums for individuals and small businesses proposed by state insurers, according to a Boston Herald report.