Jay Gonzalez, secretary of administrator and finance for Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick's administration, said health programs may consume 40 percent of the state's budget in 2012, according to a Boston Herald report.
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More physicians and surgeons are opting out of contracts with Medicare and private insurers, saying the system creates "too much hassle and not enough satisfaction," according to a General Surgery News report.
CMS has extended the Medicare revalidation deadline for providers and suppliers until 2015, according to an American Medical News report.
Massachusetts is still fully planning to implement the federal requirement that most Americans buy health insurance, despite the ongoing debate over the constitutionality of the mandate, according to a Boston Globe report.
First Surgical Partners, which provides non-emergency services through two ambulatory surgery centers and a general acute-care hospital, has announced its financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2011, according to a MarketWatch report.
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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.