Browsing: Health Policy

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Health Policy , Advocacy

Making Sense of Balance Billing

4/8/2019 RJ Sontag, MD
One of the most hotly contested topics in health policy right now is the issue of balance billing, which can leave patients with exorbitant bills while emergency physicians' services go unpaid. Learn
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Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy

Health Policy Journal Club: The Complexities of Coverage and Access

3/6/2019 Ramu Kharel, MD, MPH
Public insurance must be expanded, but coverage does not equal accessibility
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Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy

Health Policy Journal Club: The Most Expensive Decision in Health Care

2/6/2019 Sushant Kapoor, DO, MS
ED admissions rates decline despite increasing number of ED visits.
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Health Policy Journal Club , Advocacy , Health Policy

Health Policy Journal Club: Under-Utilizing CT Scans in Brain Injury

12/6/2018 Matthew J. Christensen, MD, LT, MC, USN
Just over half of brain injury patients got recommended scans; uninsured fared worse.
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Health Policy , Health Policy Journal Club

Health Policy Journal Club: ACA Impact On Frequent Flyers in California

11/6/2018 Issac Shaw, MD
The odds of ED visits by frequent users declined after the Affordable Care Act.
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Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy

Health Policy Journal Club: Following Up Your Patients Cuts Returns

10/6/2018 Yagnaram Ravichandran, MBBS, MD, FAAP
Phone calls and letters from physicians significantly cut future emergency visits
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Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy

Health Policy Journal Club: Medicaid Managed Care Cuts ED Visits

9/6/2018
Medicaid managed care reduces disparities in preventable ED visits in Florida.
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Health Policy , Mentorship

Health Policy Mentorship Program Puts Residents in Action in State Legislatures

8/19/2018 Erik J. Blutinger, MD, MSc
This year, the ACEP State Legislative and Regulatory Committee (SLRC) partnered with the EMRA Health Policy Committee to create a mentorship program. Medical students and residents were paired with he
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Health Policy , Advocacy

Insurance Policy Creates Barrier for Care; ACEP Sues to Protect Patients

8/16/2018 Daniel Thomas, MSIII
A federal lawsuit has been filed to halt the dangerous but growing practice of retroactively denying insurance claims if a condition is later deemed not to have been an emergency.
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Editor's Forum , Advocacy

Resident Advocacy Matters

8/16/2018 Tommy Eales, DO
We need to pick up an important new skill, fellow residents: effective advocacy. There's a lot happening in health care policy that affects not only your patients, but also your professional future.