The Federal Trade Commission voted to ban noncompete clauses for most U.S. workers April 23, and organizations have begun to file lawsuits.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has signed a law prohibiting noncompetes for healthcare professionals April 25, according to an article by labor law firm Littler published in JDSupra .
Physician reimbursement amounts per Medicare patient decreased around 2.3% between 2005 and 2021 when accounting for inflation, according to a new study from the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy I...
https://www.beckersasc.com/asc-coding-billing-and-collections/physician-reimbursements-down-2-3.html
A physician from Sewell, N.J., was convicted for causing the submission of more than $5.4 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare.
Here are six recent moves by CMS that may benefit — or burden — ASCs, as reported by Becker's in 2024:
ASCs are historically reimbursed at lower levels than hospital outpatient departments, despite being considered by many in healthcare to be a high-quality and low-cost site of care.
https://www.beckersasc.com/asc-coding-billing-and-collections/ascs-reimbursement-problem.html
The Federal Trade Commission has banned noncompete clauses for most U.S. workers, The Washington Post reported April 23.
https://www.beckersasc.com/asc-coding-billing-and-collections/ftc-to-ban-noncompetes.html
The Pennsylvania House has passed legislation that would ban noncompete clauses for physicians, certified registered nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
The Federal Trade Commission will hold an open meeting to vote on its proposed noncompete ban April 23.
https://www.beckersasc.com/asc-coding-billing-and-collections/ftc-to-vote-on-noncompete-ban.html
The manual prior authorization process stands as a notorious drain on both time and money. For ASCs, this aspect of the revenue cycle curtails efficiency but also strains staff resources, jeopard...
The American Medical Association backed the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's recommendations for Congress to reform Medicare payments.
CMS settled a record-breaking $12.56 million in Stark law voluntary self-referral disclosure settlements in 2022, according to recent CMS data .
Physicians, state governments and the Federal Trade Commission are all battling to reform policy surrounding noncompete clauses, which prohibit physicians from seeing patients one to two years wi...
Noncompete clauses are facing increasing scrutiny, as physicians, states and even the Federal Trade Commission look to reform policy.
https://www.beckersasc.com/asc-coding-billing-and-collections/whos-facing-noncompete-lawsuits.html
Hospitals, health systems and physicians faced big Stark law penalties in 2023.
Patient and provider interest in ASCs is rising, but markets that have stringent certificate-of-need laws could struggle, leaders say.
ASCs are becoming an increasingly popular site of service for patients, and payers are taking note.
Physicians have continued to see Medicare payment cuts year over year, with a 2% cut in 2023 being followed by a 1.68% cut in 2024, according to an April 8 report from the American Medical Assoc...
Medicare pay cuts are making it difficult for many smaller, independent physician practices to meet margins.
https://www.beckersasc.com/asc-coding-billing-and-collections/10-notes-on-physician-pay-cuts.html
Becker's connected with M. Shafeeq Ahmed, MD, president of Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center in Columbia, Md., to discuss the risks the increasing number of physicians electing not to ac...