As hospitals and physicians offices become more involved in collecting charges from patients, it helps to understand how many have insurance policies, what their premiums are and what share of the premium they pay. Here the U.S. Agency for Healthcare…
ASC Coding, Billing & Collections
UnitedHealthcare and Aetna have reversed their spinal procedure policies to cover Xtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion, or XLIF, according to news releases from NuVasive, a medical device company focused on developing products for minimally invasive spine surgery.
More markets across the country are dominated by one or two health insurance companies, showing that competition in the industry is decreasing, according to a new study by the American Medical Association.
Whether or not broad-based healthcare reform is enacted in the near future, provider payment reform that encourages integration of healthcare delivery has bipartisan support but faces hurdles, said several speakers at a recent National Health Policy Conference co-sponsored by AcademyHealth…
Anthem of Connecticut, a subsidiary of WellPoint, has offered hospitals a wavier that will allow them to participate in the state-subsidized insurance plan without risk of reduced rates from the insurer, according to a report in American Medical News.
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Anthem Blue Cross of California has agreed to postpone big rate increases for individual policyholders from March 1 to May 1 so outside actuaries can review its rate proposal, according to a report by the Los Angeles Times.
Physician practices should have fewer problems with insurers when verifying coverage or tracking claims under a new Web-based system just launched in New Jersey, according to a release from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.
Pittsburgh-based Highmark, Pennsylvania's largest Blues-affiliated insurer, is protesting an information request from the state insurance department, saying that the state is overstepping its authority in conducting reviews of the state's four Blues carriers, according to a report in American Medical…
More than 500 physicians participated in a discussion, "FTC - Refusal to accept Medicare pricing = Price Fixing," on Sermo, an online community for physicians, according to a Sermo news release.
Billing is one of the most critical (and often overlooked) processes in the success of every surgery center. Most people involved in directing and operating ASCs know that billing and coding require daily attention to detail, trained staff and a…