CMS has issued updates to ICD-9-CM codes, which includes the addition of new codes and revision of existing codes.
ASC Coding, Billing & Collections
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has fueled debate among conservative leaders by refusing to set up a state health insurance exchange required by President Obama's healthcare reform law, according to a Pelican Post report.
Twelve percent of small businesses have had or expect to have their health insurance plans cut since the passage of President Obama's healthcare reform law, according to a WTAM report.
Nearly 50 percent of healthcare customers are willing to pay more for quality customer service from health insurance companies, according to a survey released by Accenture and reported in MarketWatch.
Federal auditors will be reviewing proposed health insurance rates in 10 states, arguing regulators in those states are not effectively reviewing the insurance hike rates themselves, according to a New York Times report. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital…
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Federal regulators have granted Iowa health insurance companies more time to comply with a new cost-cutting rule, following a request by the Iowa Insurance Division for an extension, according to a Des Moines Register report.
States will have the freedom to determine who operates their health insurance exchanges and which health plans can be sold through the exchanges, according to proposed guidelines released July 1 by HHS.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a National Provider Call on "ICD-10 Implementation Strategies for Physicians" on Aug. 3, 2011, according to an Advance Web report.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware has awarded a $15,000 grant to Volunteer Ambulatory Surgical Access Program, a Dover-based organization that helps low-income patients receive free ambulatory surgery, according to a news release.
A new primer from Kaiser Family Foundation answers many basic questions about state health insurance exchanges, which will allow individuals and small businesses to comparison shop for insurance plans starting in 2014, according to an LA Times report.