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Medicare contractors are using inaccurate and inconsistent data that prevents them from detecting fraud, according to an OIG report detailed by the Associated Press.
New Yorkers are experiencing some relief from insurance premium increases, after the state's prior-approval law took effect last year, according to a Journal News report.
The official start date for ICD-10 isn't until Oct. 1, 2013, but that doesn't mean surgery centers should delay the implementation process. Rhonda Buckholtz, CPC, CPMA, CPC-I, of AAPC, discusses seven steps surgery center leaders should take over the next…
While providers may have delayed the implementation process, most payors have been "fully immersed" in ICD-10 implementation for some time, according to an AAPC report.
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The percentage of American adults who get their health insurance from an employer continues to fall, at 44.5 percent in the third quarter of this year compared to at least 45 percent in every month of 2010, according to a…
Supercommittee Democrats offered details of a tax-and-cut proposal that would reportedly save $350 billion through Medicare reforms, including $250 billion from providers and another $100 billion from beneficiaries, according to a Politico report.
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.
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.