Billing and Collections
New Hampshire ACO's goal is to have capitation make up 70 percent of reimbursements, dropping fee-for-service from its current 50 percent to 30 percent.
Some health systems are trying to help patients avoid high-cost bills altogether, by working with insurers to craft value-based plans that offer low out-of-pocket costs.
Result of King vs. Burwell will not end the health law, says Anil Joseph, managing director for the Investment Research Group at GE Capital, Healthcare Financial Services.
Agency head says 81 percent of 15,000 test claims sent in past week were accepted, with most failures tied to errors not related to the coding.
Within a year, HCCI expects to let members of UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Assurant and Humana track spending on a companion site and check how switching caregivers could lower their out-of-pocket costs.
Salinas, California topped spending for all three procedures: $60,375 for a coronary stent placement; $57,990 for a total hip replacement; and $25,924 for a laparoscopic appendectomy.
Slow response to "balance billing" problem stinging for consumers blindsided by out-of-network charges.
The reason costs add up for these procedures could have more to do with doctors than patients, JAMA report finds.
While majority of experts testifying Wednesday said the industry is ready, some worry about its impact on physicians.
Senior debt level hits $200 million for the firm as demand for flexible payments among patients grows.