From the canceling of nearly $2 billion in projects to a terminated contract with Tenet, here are nine Centene updates published by Becker's since Aug. 1.
ASC Coding, Billing & Collections
Former NBA player Terrence Williams, the 11th overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft, pleaded guilty to healthcare and wire fraud conspiracy charges and aggravated identity theft, the Justice Department said Aug. 26.
Taylor Theunissen, MD, and Metairie, La.-based Sadeghi Center for Plastic Surgery filed a lawsuit against UnitedHealthcare, alleging the insurer failed to pay preathorized claims in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, according to Law Street Media.
The HHS and Labor Department Aug. 19 issued the final rules for the No Surprises Act.
Optical devicemaker Essilor is paying $16.4 million to settle allegations that it paid kickbacks and violated the False Claims Act, the Justice Department said Aug. 23.
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The trend toward value-based care models in recent years has been followed by a push for quality performance metrics.
The Medical Group Management Association recently released its report, "Patient Access and Value-based Outcomes Amid the Great Attrition," which details the revenue driven from value-based contracts in healthcare by specialty.
Negotiating contracts with commercial payers is one of the most challenging and fatiguing aspects of an ASC administrator's role. But there are core strategies administrators should consider when sitting at the table with insurers, including arming oneself with cost and…
Payers UnitedHealth, Anthem and Cigna are some of the largest insurers by membership.
Healthcare providers have been pushing for prior authorization reform this year, and many states are passing legislation to remove prior authorization requirements.