The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association released a policy statement backing site-neutral payments as a key focus for saving billions of dollars in the next decade.
ASCs are the fourth most common location for No Surprises Act disputes that occurred between April 15 and Sept. 30, according to CMS’ initial report on the independent dispute resolution process.
Contract disputes and payer splits are threatening coverage nationwide, and some ASCs are being affected by the parties unable to meet year-end or looming deadlines.
Coast Surgery Center in Huntington Beach, Calif., is suing several major insurance providers for alleged “illegal, coercive, unfair, fraudulent practices, bad faith and deceptive advertisements.”
Certificate of need laws could change drastically in North and South Carolina in the next year, according to a Jan. 11 article in JDSupra from the law firm Nexsen Pruet.