A new study from the “UCLA Center for Health Policy Research” reports that the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) may lead to considerable increase in the use of emergency rooms (ER) and hospitalizations for previously uninsured...
Medical billing and coding are two processes that are essential for the healthcare industry. The industry depends on billing and coding specialists to generate and maintain accurate medical billing and health insurance details. It is crucial that these specialists...
The major advancements in the field of medicine have transformed the landscape of healthcare in the United States. Surgical services are now being provided in some cases on an outpatient basis. For instance, several urology procedures are conducted in an outpatient...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a proposal to increase Medicare payments to hospitals for the care that they provide on an outpatient basis. The new proposal provides an increase in hospital outpatient payments by 2.1% in the...
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) aims to expand the health insurance coverage to millions of Americans through a combination of public programs and private-sector health insurance expansions. A recent report reveals that the new enrollments in Obamacare’s Medicaid...