Nine ICD-10 update tips

ICD 10 Watch- September 23,2016 It's less than two weeks before U.S. healthcare providers are expected to use more updated ICD-10-CM/PCS. Update patient intake forms, insurance forms and superbills to include…

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Dems use ObamaCare crisis to revive ‘public option’ push

By Barnini Chakraborty Published September 07, 2016 FoxNews.com President Obama and his Democratic allies are seizing on the exodus of private insurers from ObamaCare markets to renew their push for…

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The government just announced some big changes to try to fix Obamacare

Business Insider-Bob Bryan -August 29,2016 The government is offering some ideas to try to fix the Affordable Care Act, the healthcare law known as Obamacare, amid a series of missteps…

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Choices dwindling for Obamacare customers

CNN Money by Tami Luhby @Luhby August 23, 2016: 7:53 AM ET Many consumers may find they have few choices when shopping on the Obamacare exchanges for 2017. Industry giants…

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Aetna to cut back 70% on Obamacare plans in 2017

Aetna is sharply cutting its participation in Obamacare exchanges for 2017. The health insurer said it will offer individual Affordable Care Act exchange plans in just four states, down from…

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Medicaid estimate renews cost concerns over Obamacare

Tribune news services Contact Reporter- August 12,2016 - 8:55 am The cost of expanding Medicaid to millions more low-income people is increasing faster than expected, the government says, raising questions…

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Anthem links Obamacare expansion with approval of Cigna acquisition

Politico- By PAUL DEMKO 07/28/16 02:15 PM EDT Anthem on Wednesday fought back against an Obama administration antitrust lawsuit by conditioning its expansion in the struggling Obamacare market to approval of…

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ObamaCare and Big Insurance

The Justice Department tries to block the mergers that Obama’s health law intended. Wall Street Journal- July 24, 2016 6:15 p.m. ET Politicians tend to be most enraged by the…

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Illinois suspends insurer’s Obamacare payments until feds pay up

By Lauren Clason - 07/07/16 07:49 PM EDT A cash-strapped Illinois health insurer won’t be sending Obamacare payments to Washington until the feds pay their bill first, according to the…

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ICD-10 conversion had minimal impact on hospitals’ denial rates, report finds

Written by Kelly Gooch | June 29, 2016 After three delays and much industry opposition, the United States' healthcare industry transitioned Oct. 1, 2015, to ICD-10, increasing the number of…

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