Category Archives: Medical Billing

Data details health care spending for residents by service and major payer Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Office of the Actuary (OACT) released state-level health care spending data for the period 1991-2014. The data shows that while most states experienced faster growth in 2014 due to Medicaid expansion and enrollment in Exchange plans, per capita health Continue reading CMS Releases 1991-2014 Health Care Spending by State→

CMS issues two new reports on health insurance enrollment trends Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published two reports, the Effectuated Enrollment report and The Health Insurance Exchanges Trends report. These reports show that after selecting a plan on the Exchanges during open season which ended January 31, 2017, less than two months later nearly 2 million Continue reading High Costs, Lack of Affordability Most Common Factors that Lead Consumers to Cancel Health Insurance Coverage→

In a letter to House leaders, the American Medical Association (AMA) recently urged Congress to oppose the amended American Health Care Act (AHCA), as the proposed change would still result in millions of Americans losing their health care coverage and could make coverage unaffordable for people with pre-existing conditions. The AMA will continue working with Congress to provide Americans with Continue reading AMA Urges Congress to Oppose Amended Health Care Reform Bill→