Research published in Neurosurgery found outpatient spine procedures are just as safe as — or safer than — procedures performed in an inpatient setting....
Effective 1/1/2020, Medicare pays for Knee Replacement Surgery in the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC)
CMS has finalized the addition of eight codes to the ASC-payable list, including total knee arthroplasty (TKA), which were previously not payable in the ASC setting. CMS has finalized the addition of the following eight codes to the ASC-payable list beginning January 1, 2020. These codes are: 27447 (Total knee arthroplasty – with or...
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What You Should Know about Groupon and MDSave Deals
When you purchase healthcare deals on Groupon, Groupon keeps about 50% of the cost of the coupon. Could you buy direct for less? Probably....
SurgeryShopper + Level Funded Employer-sponsored Benefit Plans
Level funding plans offer all of the benefits of traditional employer self-funding with the added benefit of stable monthly costs so groups can reap the financial rewards of being self-insured. SurgeryShopper helps you cost contain surgery claims to keep specific and aggregate stop-loss claim levels in check....
Some Medical Travel Can Expose Companies to Patent Infringement Risk
Touted as "new", or novel, the practice of U.S. surgeons meeting patients in foreign countries where facility charges are lower to perform surgery was once novel and new...about 15 years ago. That's already a "been there - tried that" and has been replaced by U.S. hospitals and surgery centers that compete aggressively all over...
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Why hospitals usually charge more than ASCs for the same procedures by the same surgeons
Across the USA, hospitals tend to charge almost 40% more for identical procedures by the same surgeons when compared with freestanding outpatient surgery centers counterparts. Why?...
No More Cadillac Tax!
House lawmakers overwhelmingly passed legislation to repeal the Cadillac tax, the Affordable Care Act's tax on high-cost health plans 419-6...
Are Generic Medications Always Cheaper?
Your Medicare Advantage plan may not allows a switch to the branded medication if it's cheaper than the generic, so download our free discount card...
House E&C Subcommittee Passes Surprise Billing
No Surprises Act (H.R. 3630) legislation prohibits balance billing on out-of-network emergency and some out-of-network ancillary & post-stabilization services...
How to Reduce Hospital Readmissions
Reducing hospital readmission is important to patients and to their insurers as a quality and outcomes indicator and results in cost reductions for all concerned....
