The Future of the Medical Billing Industry
Lately, there has been a lot of speculation amongst medical billing company owners about what the future of the medical billing industry will be. We have been working in this industry since 1994 and have seen significant changes over the years. The future of the medical billing industry is still bright and here is why.…
4D Global Named a Leading Business Service Provider in Arizona!
4D Global has devoted the last 4 years to helping our clients successfully scale their businesses and increase profitability with our services. Our team always aims to exceed expectations in delivery, performance, and accuracy. This has caught the attention of Clutch.co as they recently named us a leading B2B company in Arizona for the business…
Two Health Reform Bills Passed By The House Republicans
Even though the House Republicans were not successful in passing the American Health Care Act (AHCA), they did pass two major health reform bills recently in their efforts to make healthcare in the US better. The reform bills passed by the House Republicans concentrate on separate issues from the Affordable Care Act (ACA). A three-phase…
CMS Trying To Attract More Doctors And Patients To ACO
Recent reports suggest that the CMS is trying to improve provider and patient participation in Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). They are planning to improve participation by automating the process to pair patients with the doctors who are participating in the ACO models. This means that in the coming weeks, Medicare beneficiaries will be able to…
HHS Unable To Clear Medicare Appeals Backlog By Deadline
HHS recently said that they do not have the resources and funds to clear the pending Medicare billing appeals by the deadline of 2021, which is imposed by the court. HHS said in a report to a U.S. District Court in Columbia that they were not able to reduce the Medicare billing appeals backlog and…
AMGA Supports CMS’ Proposal On Medicare
In recent news, the latest proposal put forward by CMS was duly supported by the American Medical Group Association (AMGA). The proposal submitted by CMS was to delay the increased use of Medicare encounter data, which was used for determining claims reimbursement amounts and Medicare Advantage Plan risk scores. In the proposed rule, the officials…
House Republican Leaders Put Forward Their Plans To Replace Obamacare
House Republican leaders recently presented an outline of their strategies to replace the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare to their rank-and-file members. The newly presented plans rely heavily on tax credits for financing the insurance purchases and on significantly reducing the federal payments to 31 states, which expanded the Medicaid eligibility. Paul D. Ryan, the…
The OIG Advises CMS To Improve The Provider Education
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) is determined to inspect or analyze the Medicare Part B payments for the chiropractic services. In a recent report, which was released on October 19, the OIG found out that approximately 82 percent of all the Medicare Part B payments were made inappropriately.…
GAO Asks For Meaningful Unified Quality Measures
The recently released report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) clarifies that the officials are looking for a much better or more relevant unified quality measures across all the healthcare programs in the country. One of the major reasons for this is that the health plans (both commercial and government), which currently exist in the…
CMS Temporarily Stops Accepting Auto-Enrollment Proposals From Health Insurance Companies
The CMS has decided to temporary discard all new proposals from health insurance companies, who are seeking to enroll their Medicaid or commercial patients directly into their own Medicare Advantage plans. The federal agency stated that 29 Medicare Advantage companies which includes UnitedHealth Group, Aetna, and many other Blue Shield and Blue Cross insures can…
