The House Budget and Energy and Commerce Committees have scheduled hearings on the Independent Payment Advisory Board, created by the health reform law to make recommendations to cut spending in Medicare, according to an ASA release.
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New York-based Excellus BlueCross BlueShield has proposed significant rate increases for many of its insurance products in 2012, according to a Democrat and Chronicle report.
More than half of health insurance executives said their companies plan to compete in individual or small group health insurance exchanges, according to a survey conducted by PwC US Health Research Institute.
CPT copyright 2010 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. The following article is written by Stephanie Ellis, RN, CPC, president of Ellis Medical Consulting. For re-exploration laminotomy/hemilaminectomy procedures,…
Ken Bulow is COO of GENASCIS. Q: Which ambulatory surgery center specialties do you find managed care contracting toughest? Ken Bulow: Anything that requires an implant presents a contracting challenge. The reason why it's difficult is historically, organizations…
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Tammy Brinkman, director of contracting and reimbursement at Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners in Cincinnati, describes seven situations when an ambulatory surgery center might consider terminating a payor contract and what the center can do to avoid these situations.
Aenta now requires ambulatory surgery centers in New Jersey to receive precertification for outpatient endoscopy, arthroscopy and laparoscopy, according to the June 2011 issue of the Aetna OfficeLink Update and Jeffrey Shanton, chair, Advocacy and Legislative Affairs Committee of the…
The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association has highlighted three key points about the recently released 2012 proposed payment rule for ambulatory surgery centers and hospital outpatient departments in its ASCA Government Affairs Update.
Bonnie Brady is administrator of Specialty Surgical Center in Sparta, N.J.
Poor people who are given medical insurance receive more regular medical care, feel healthier, feel less depressed and maintain financial stability more easily, according to a study that assesses the impact of Medicaid, reported in the New York Times.