The House Education and Labor Committee may continue steps toward legislation to address surprise medical bills next month, according to The Washington Post.

Louisville, Ky.-based Baptist Health will eliminate 37 medical coding jobs as it transfers some of the work to a New Jersey-based revenue cycle management company, according to TV station WDRB.

Public hospital borrowing costs significantly decreased under the ACA, according to a study cited by Yahoo Finance.

U.S. nonprofit hospitals with larger size and scale may fare better financially in the long term compared to their smaller counterparts, according to a Fitch Ratings analysis released Sept. 27.

An insurance provider plans to introduce legislation in Idaho to end surprise medical bills, according to the Lewiston Tribune.

Journalists sued CMS Sept. 26 to get copies of dozens of Medicare Advantage audits, according to Kaiser Health News.

Two community hospitals in New York plan to share a CEO as a way to save money, according to local news network WWNY. 

Republicans and Democrats in Congress have worked together on issues such as drug prices and surprise medical bills, but bipartisan healthcare talks may end after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announced a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, according to The Hill.

CMS released its Omnibus Burden Reduction final rule Sept. 26, which aims to cut healthcare administrative costs and paperwork.

The U.S. Senate has approved a measure to delay $4 billion in cuts to Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital payments that would have begun Oct. 1, according to America's Essential Hospitals, an association representing U.S. safety-net hospitals.

As Congress works on a legislative solution to surprise medical billing, federal policymakers are moving toward an approach similar to California law, according to The New York Times.

Ten hospitals and health systems posted job listings seeking revenue cycle management expertise in the last week:

U.S. physicians are calling on the federal government to take a broader approach in reducing the administrative burdens of prior authorization.

Ellwood City (Pa.) Medical Center has struggled to keep up with electrical payments, according to the Ellwood City Ledger.

To boost Medicare reimbursement, Magnolia (Ark.) Regional Medical Center seeks to form a nonprofit corporation to handle hospital operations, spokesperson Karen Weido confirmed to Becker's Hospital Review.

Hospitals are calling on federal lawmakers to repeal $4 billion in cuts to Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital payments scheduled for fiscal year 2020.

The following hospitals and health systems posted job listings seeking a billing specialist in the last week:

Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health, a national nonprofit Catholic health system, said it is evaluating opportunities to issue $1.7 billion in debt to fund eligible capital projects and reduce interest costs.

A surprise medical bill arbitration solution supported by physician groups would increase the deficit by tens of billions of dollars over a decade, according to a Congressional Budget Office email obtained by The Hill.

About 411,000 seniors nationwide were double billed for their Medicare premiums in September due to a glitch in the system.