ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Only 14 Maine residents have signed up for an insurance plan created by the healthcare reform law that covers pre-existing conditions, according to a Daily Journal report.

The head of the New Jersey Health Care Institute, the health policy committee for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's transition team, has criticized a proposal that would set up state health insurance plans directing government workers to seek in-state care,…

The following article is written by Jeanne L. Vance, Esq., Shareholder of Salem & Green.   Few surgery centers can remain economically viable without at least some level of government payor reimbursement. So imagine a scenario where the ASC's Medicare…

Consumers are more cautious about healthcare spending and more likely to delay treatment to reduce costs than in the past, according to a Deloitte Center for Health Solutions survey.

The healthcare reform law would make Medicaid available to several million middle-class citizens, an issue that government officials say was discovered only after the bill was signed, according to an MSNBC report.

Michigan lawmakers have proposed a state tax on healthcare claims that would help fund medical care for low-income residents, according to a Detroit News report.

Anthem Blue Cross has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by Santa Monica-based Consumer Watchdog that accused the payor of manipulating policies and forcing California patients to take higher deductible policies with fewer benefits, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.

Negotiating profitable payor contracts is essential for ASC success, particularly as commercial reimbursement rates drop and Medicare and Medicaid populations expand. Marty Winslow, director of reimbursement for Nueterra Healthcare, discusses strategies for payor contract negotiation and the effect of health…

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. Total disc arthroplasty procedures are…

On Monday, the New Jersey Senate passed a bill that would require half a million teachers, police officers, firefighters and other public workers to pay a portion of their health insurance premiums based on income, according to an AJC report.