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Patients could be on the hook for visits later deemed to be nonemergencies
UnitedHealthcare says a new policy will reduce health care costs by reducing unnecessary emergency-room visits—but doctors warn there are some very obvious downsides to discouraging people from going to the ER. The policy the insurer is bringing in on July 1 will retroactively assess claims for emergency room visits, and those deemed to be nonemergencies will be subject to no coverage or limited coverage, depending on a patient's plan, USA Today reports.
https://www.newser.com/story/307216/critics-call-unitedhealthcares-new-er-policy-dangerous.html
UnitedHealthcare says a new policy will reduce health care costs by reducing unnecessary emergency-room visits—but doctors warn there are some very obvious downsides to discouraging people from going to the ER. The policy the insurer is bringing in on July 1 will retroactively assess claims for emergency room visits, and those deemed to be nonemergencies will be subject to no coverage or limited coverage, depending on a patient's plan, USA Today reports.
https://www.newser.com/story/307216/critics-call-unitedhealthcares-new-er-policy-dangerous.html