ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

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.

The California Senate Health Committee has approved a bill that would give regulators the authority to reject excessive increases in health insurance premiums, according to a San Francisco Chronicle report.

Blue Shield of California has pledged to limit its profits to 2 percent of revenue following criticism of its CEO's $4.6 million salary, according to an Arkansas Reporter article.

Allstate Insurance has sued the former owner of Market Street Surgical Center in Saddle Brook, N.J., seeking reimbursement of $4.8 million in benefits, according to a report by The Record.

Advocates and policy experts say state health insurance exchanges are not being set up fast enough to meet the 2014 deadline set by the healthcare reform law, according to a The Hill report.

Gay couples who decide to marry and benefit in New York will also benefit from the ability to add a spouse to an employer's health plan, according to a New York Times report.

Nevada workers are foregoing coverage as employers choose to pay a smaller percentage of their workers' health insurance premiums, according to a Las Vegas Review-Journal report.