Is Activity-Based Costing a Gateway for Third-Party Reimbursement for Athletic Training Services in Massachusetts?

On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law, which expanded the “Patient's Bill of Rights” and provided every American the opportunity to access health insurance.1 Since the implementation of the ACA, health care costs within Massachusetts have drastically risen due to increased use of and access to the health care system.2 Exorbitant costs in the Massachuse tts health care system may be partially attributed to fee-for-service health care billing, in which each medical visit and procedure is billed separately.3,4 This “a la carte” style of health
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