by MBA Medical | Apr 9, 2015 | Blog
Cover Oregon, the state’s bungled health insurance exchange, is being closed with bipartisan support. The Oregon Senate voted 42-14 last month on a bill to kill the site. The measure was signed by Governor Kate Brown, which transfers responsibilities for the...
by MBA Medical | Apr 7, 2015 | Blog
According to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund, 11 million Americans who were uninsured prior to getting coverage under the Affordable Care Act will amount to a 3.8 percent increase in primary care visits annually in the U.S. That number will vary from state to...
by MBA Medical | Apr 6, 2015 | Blog
A new survey of medical practices and billing companies in all 50 states has found that an alarming number of them are not prepared to be HIPAA compliant. The survey included almost 1,200 respondents, 87 percent being medical practices and 13 percent billing...
by MBA Medical | Jan 28, 2015 | Blog
The Flex-IT Act was presented to Congress during its last session and reduced the Stage 2 Meaningful Use reporting period down to three months. Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC) recently re-introduced the bill, with backing from the bill’s co-sponsor Rep Ron Wind (D-WI)....
by MBA Medical | Jan 26, 2015 | Blog
On December 30, the IRS published new rules regarding how nonprofit hospitals are able to collect payments from their patients. The rule change came about to counter aggressive collections tactics used by some hospitals. Under the new rules, nonprofit hospitals now...
