Eliminating the sustainable growth rate formula is an essential step in reforming Medicare, health policy observers told a Senate panel on Oct. 12, according to an American Medical News report.
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Twenty-five percent of Nevada residents under 65 lacked health insurance at one point in 2009, making the state the third most uninsured per capita in the U.S, according to a Las Vegas Sun report.
A North Dakota lawmaker says the state should run its own health insurance exchange instead of letting the federal government step in, according to a Bloomsberg Businessweek report.
CPT copyright 2010 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.Kathleen Mueller, RN, CPC, CCS-P, CMSCS, PCS, of AskMueller Consulting in Lenzburg, Ill., discusses three critical coding errors that cut into ambulatory…
Coder salaries increased on average in 2011, with the average wage for a certified professional coder jumping from $45,400-$46,800 since 2010. This increase could mean higher staffing costs or outsourcing expenses for already cash-strapped surgery centers, especially those that rely…
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On Monday, CMS announced it was accepting applications for an Innovation Advisors program designed to help health professionals deepen skills that will drive improvements in patient care and cost-cutting, according to an AdvanceWeb report.
Jeffrey Shanton, chair, Advocacy & Legislative Affairs Committee, for the New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers, has issued a statement in response to an article in the Insurance Journal titled "New Jersey Looks to Put a Lid On Its…
Organizers of a Montana health insurance co-op have applied to the federal government for a start-up loan, which they hope will enable them to set up the co-op next year, according to a Billings Gazette report.
An article in WebMD analyzed the 2011 surge in the cost of job-based health insurance, citing provisions through healthcare reform as the main drivers of increased cost.
Alabama has the least competitive health insurance market in the United States, according to a report from the Kaiser Family Foundation reported in The Montgomery Advisor.