Federal Surprise Medical Billing Law Enacted Following Years of Influential AAOS Advocacy

Jordan Vivian

On Dec. 28, 2020, President Donald J. Trump signed the No Surprises Act into law. This legislation will for the first time remove patients from the middle of out-of-network (OoN) billing disputes between healthcare professionals and insurers and create an independent dispute resolution (IDR) process to settle payment amounts.

New Law Repeals Antitrust Exemption for Health Insurers

Kerri Fitzgerald

In December 2020, new legislation, the Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act, was enacted to repeal the McCarran-Ferguson Act. The law now requires health insurers to follow the same free-market rules as nearly every other industry in the United States.

Build a Strong Foundation for Your Practice’s COVID-19 Recovery by Focusing on Your Biggest Asset: Your People

Lourie Roberts

This article describes a case study from my own practice’s experience during the first wave of COVID-19, and I hope it can provide some helpful tips, advice, and lessons learned as we battle a new wave.

The Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How of 2021 CPT E/M Coding

Michelle Abraham, MHA, CCS-P

The year 2021 marks a historic change in the coding world for outpatient office visits, with the first major revision to the CPT evaluation and management (E/M) codes in more than 20 years taking effect.