Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas has implemented a new payment policy for out-of-network ASCs in which the insurer will send the entire reimbursement for services at OON facilities directly to the patient. Patients will then be responsible for sending…
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a notice to Aetna on April 5 of the agency's intent to impose an intermediate sanction to ensure that Medicare beneficiaries continue to have access to prescription drugs under Medicare's requirements, according…
The Senate has approved a temporary fix for the planned 21.3 percent Medicare physician fee cut that went into effect April 1, according to a report by the Washington Post.
Theresa Palicki is the administrator of Eastside Surgery Center in Columbus, Ohio, a joint venture between physicians and OhioHealth. It is managed by Health Inventures.
Democrats and Republicans in the Florida state legislature have announced a bill aimed at fighting the $1 billion Medicare fraud problem, according to a report in the South Florida Business Journal.
A new study from Research and Markets highlights the driving factors in the U.S. anesthesia devices market, including new technologies and the need for upgrades and replacements at surgical facilities, according to a Research and Markets news release.
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Texas Health Resources, the largest healthcare system in North Texas in terms of patients served, and LHP Hospital Group, have formed a joint venture to acquire 241-bed Wilson N. Jones Medical Center in Sherman, Texas, according to an LHP release.
After a conference call and several requests for information, Health Data Insights, the Recovery Audit Contractor for Region D (Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming), has…
Piedmont Surgery Center has opened for business at the Piedmont West Medical Office Park in Atlanta, according to a report by the Atlanta Journal Constitution.