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Michigan insurance regulators have instructed Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to give seniors on Medigap more time to prove residency so they can avoid a significant rate hike, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
Few providers participated in CMS' first National Version 5010 Testing Day, held June 15, according to results released by the agency last week.
Nebraska insurance analysts have said they need more federal guidance before they can recommend a health exchange option to the state, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
Jeffrey Shanton, chair, Advocacy & Legislative Affairs Committee of the New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers, has issued a statement in response to a letter sent by Bernard Flynn of New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company, to 425,000 personal auto…
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The California Division of Workers' Compensation has issued an update to its ambulatory surgery center fee schedule, and previously proposed reductions in reimbursement for ASCs have been delayed, according to a news release from the California Ambulatory Surgery Association.
The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange is conducting the latest version of its ICD-10 Industry Progress Survey, according to an ASA release.
The biggest commercial health insurers in Massachusetts recently reported high second-quarter earnings, citing efforts to cut administrative spending, according to a Boston Globe report.
The American Medical Association has released an update to the CPT Category II code list. The update contains many revisions, significant new codes and deleted codes, according to an AAPC report.
The Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner has announced it has fined Regence BlueShield $100,000 for denying contraceptive coverage to 984 women.