ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Texas physicians continue to drop out of Medicare in response to declining reimbursements, according to new data and a Houston Chronicle report.

A delay of new coding system ICD-10 could have a costly effect on practices, hospitals and other healthcare facilities, according to a survey by Washington-based IT vendor Edifecs and a report by Health Imaging.

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services wants providers who receive funds under Medicare to return overpayments within 60 days, according to an AAPC report.

An Illinois Republican senator has called for Illinois to halt plans to seek new bids for state employee health insurance plans, according to a Chicago Tribune report.

A New Hampshire bill that prevents the state from creating its own health insurance exchange passed overwhelmingly in the House on Thursday, according to an NHPR report.

Cleveland Clinic's market share increased 2 percent in 2011, with outpatient visits reaching a record 4.6 million, according to a Market Watch report.

Workers are increasingly spending more on health insurance that provides less coverage, according to a Huffington Post report.

Surgery centers across the country have reported that local Medicare contractors have not yet updated their ASC payment files to reflect the recent postponement of the physician rate cut, according to an ASCA release.

Unexpected and high-cost medical bills from out-of-network hospitals and physicians are contributing to the growing problem of consumer medical debt, and in New York, it is causing some to go broke, according to a report from the New York State…

One-third of American families are struggling to pay medical bills, according to a report released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.