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What We're Reading- April 15th

Apr 12, 2019 4:14:36 PM / by Ingrid Korgemagi, VP Marketing posted in FQHC, Revenue Cycle Management, Medicaid, Medical Billing Service, News

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No matter if you are on the facility or the partner side of Revenue Cycle Management, there is a lot of information, both legal and regulatory, to keep up with to maximize reimbursements. Here are a few things of interest that we are reading right now:

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Is your center ready for a spike in uninsured patients? Medicaid Work Requirements, Immigration and ACA changes are coming

Feb 6, 2019 1:02:02 PM / by Chris Caspar, CEO posted in FQHC, RetroPay, Revenue Cycle Management, Medicaid, Medical Billing Service, Billing Solutions

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The Trump administration couldn’t abolish the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but it did make significant changes to it and work requirements for Medicaid likely to reduce the availability of coverage or discourage enrollment. So, after years of declining uninsured rates, the U.S. saw coverage gains stall--and for some groups, even drop. That’s a key takeaway from The Uninsured and the ACA: A Primer, a 2019 report from the  Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF). It provides information on how insurance has changed under the ACA, how many people remain uninsured, who they are and why they lack health coverage. We’re taking a look at what this means for our clients--and how Altruis can help.

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How the Right Technology Helps with Behavioral Health Diagnosis

Dec 11, 2018 2:27:33 PM / by Chris Caspar, CEO posted in Behavioral Health, medicare chronic care management, PreValuate, behavioral health assessments, Chronic Care Management, Medicaid, Medical Billing Service, Billing Solutions, CMS, HRSA

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The gradually maturing discipline of affective neuroscience is beginning to showcase emotion as much more than a simple reaction to stimuli. Biologists are beginning to accurately predict behavioral states from emotional databanks. Psychologists are collaborating with technologists and neurologists to define a new wave of behavioral health studies, and the results may affect us sooner than we think.

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CMS Regulatory Changes and Potential FQHC Impact

Nov 28, 2018 10:39:28 AM / by Chris Caspar, CEO posted in FQHC, medicare reimbursement, Medicaid, Medical Billing Service, Medicare, RHC, Billing Solutions, CMS, HRSA, MACRA

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Need another resolution for 2019? Probably not, but we have one for you anyway, and it’s important. We’re counseling our safety-net clients to pay closer attention to what’s going on with CMS.

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Update: Medicaid waivers and expanding care by collecting on self-pay balances

Oct 16, 2018 3:06:17 PM / by Chris Caspar, CEO posted in FQHC, RetroPay, Medicaid, Medical Billing Service

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Don’t let the Kentucky case fool you. Medicaid waivers aren’t going anywhere. And they will likely include onerous work requirements and prohibit retroactive enrollment.

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