Health Insurance Exchanges: A Big Challenge For ASCs

Lisa Rock, President

Lisa Rock, President

A major concern with the new state and federal healthcare exchanges is the uncertainty surrounding how the influx of insured people will change the market, said Lisa Rock, president of National Medical Billing Services, in a Becker’s ASC Review article.

Registration for exchanges began Oct. 1, 2013, and the coverage went into effect Jan. 1, 2014. For states which have set up their own exchange programs, Medicaid enrollment is growing, despite the late 2013 government shutdown and the HealthCare.gov website glitches.

The best strategy is to anticipate increases both in the newly-insured patients and in the number of already-insured patients who received discounts or vouchers to switch to better plans, Ms. Rock says. ASC personnel should be trained and equipped to respond and adapt to any future fluctuations.

Ref. Becker’s Healthcare

 

This post was first published May 21, 2014 and was updated July 29, 2020.

 

Lisa Rock, President

Lisa Rock has served as president of National Medical Billing Services since 2003 and has over 30 years of experience managing operations for surgical organizations. Lisa oversees all aspects of the company with a particular focus on business development, client services, operations, and developing an award-winning company culture. Lisa has been named a Titan 100 in addition to the as president of National Medical Billing Services since 2003 and has over 30 years of experience managing operations for surgical organizations. Lisa oversees all aspects of the company with a particular focus on business development, client services, operations, and developing an award-winning company culture. Lisa has been named a Titan 100 in addition to the Most Influential Business Women in St. Louis and the Top Women Business Owners by the St. Louis Business Journal. National Medical has been voted as one of the Best Places to Work by Becker’s ASC Review, Modern Healthcare and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The company was also named to the Global Outsourcing 100 list by the International Association of Outsourcing professionals which was featured in Fortune Magazine. An avid fan of the arts, Lisa enjoys playing piano, drawing, and painting with watercolors. She loves to hunt for antiques, especially French porcelain, in the St. Louis area. St. Louis is rich in French history and culture, so Lisa discovers some especially good finds close to home.

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