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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Whole Foods to cut medical benefits for part-timers
Amazon Whole Foods employees can check surgery prices, at 400+ U.S. surgery destinations; find zero-interest financing at SurgeryShopper.com....
Care Coordination: Closing the Gaps on Patient Advocacy
Coordinating optimal care when patients need surgery requires professionally-trained and experienced care coordinators and concierge team members....
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....
Is SurgeryShopper Free and How Does it Make Money?
Now that you've learned what SurgeryShopper is and how it works, we thought you’d be interested to know all about how SurgeryShopper.com makes its money, and whether or not it is going to cost you any money. ...
Texas new surprise-billing legislation leaves out employer-sponsored insurance
Texas legislation to address surprise medical bills will not protect millions of state residents who work for companies who operate employer funded health benefit plans...
Healthcare Costs for Family of Four? or a Harley Motorcycle?
According to new analysis from Kaiser Family Foundation (kff.org) the typical family of four in the USA spends as much annually on health coverage as the cost of buying a Harley-Davidson....
Hip replacement surgery at ASCs vs. hospital outpatient
Trying to decide where to have your hip replacement surgery? Here are some important considerations to help you decide ......
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?...
