Emergency room visits can be necessary but also costly financially. This article looks at the cost incurred by average Americans at the ER but also many of the issues Americans face against insurance companies who refuse to pay for the care
The article, As an Insurer Resists Paying for ‘Avoidable’ E.R. Visits, Patients and Doctors Push Back, by Reed Abelson, Margot Sanger-Katz and Julie Creswell, looks at some of these issues and also connects you to other resources to help understand the nature of the ER. It states
“Anthem denied thousands of claims last year under its “avoidable E.R. program,” according to a sample of emergency room bills analyzed by the American College of Emergency Physicians. The program, which Anthem has been rolling out in a handful of states in recent years, reviews claims based on the final diagnosis of patients.”
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