Posts Tagged ‘health care reform’

Medical coding and the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) were featured in an introductory segment of the popular Chicago Public Radio show This American Life, the weekend of Oct. 17, in its program “Someone Else’s Money” — the second part of the show’s look at the American health care system. Host Ira Glass tried to “decode” coding, explaining the various coding systems and pointing out examples of codes and the apparent lack of logic in their development and assignment. 

You can download the show via the program’s Web site. The program is distributed by Public Media International and can be heard on most National Public Radio and independent stations.

The Congressional recess (U.S. House of Representatives, July 31 through Sept. 7; U.S. Senate, Aug. 7 through Sept. 7) provides an excellent opportunity to weigh in your thoughts on health care reform and other issues affecting your work.

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Health care stakeholders presented a plan to President Barack Obama and his administration May 11 that they say will reduce the growth rate of health care spending by 1.5 percent annually, or $250 for each American family of four each year.

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Can the United States really cut billions of dollars from its health care bill, and improve the quality of medical care, simply by refusing to pay for unnecessary medical procedures? Sure. Can it be done without legislation? A national coalition seems to think so.

Chen May Yee reports for the Star Tribune.