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Proposed changes to the inpatient prospective payment system would speed approval of new technology add-on payments for antimicrobials.
Insurers get a one-week extension to finalize 2021 exchange plan applications, giving them time to analyze the effect of COVID-19 in setting premiums.
AHIP and HFMA expect to issue voluntary billing guidance for outpatient services soon.
There's a crucial difference between patient satisfaction and patient loyalty, and understanding it can yield better retention.
The interim rule is extending the mitigation of shared losses back to January 2020.
The agency's goal is to ensure states and localities have the flexibility they need to ramp up diagnostic testing and access to medical care.
The groups support opening a special enrollment period for the health insurance marketplaces of the Affordable Care Act.
The ACA promised the funds for three years to make up for any losses by insurers for jumping into the market and keeping premiums relatively low.
By automating certain data-driven tasks, administrative waste can be dramatically reduced and RCM operations can move more efficiently.
Attracting new business meant moving away from tried-and-true marketing initiatives and devising something more modern and personal.