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Anthem BlueCross BlueShield and UnitedHealthcare: New Worries for Patients and Providers
Patients and providers are reeling in Ohio, given the new Anthem BlueCross BlueShield emergency department (ED) policy, allowing the payer to decline claims for non-emergency ED visits. Advocates caution that Ohio patients might not visit the ED, fearful of not having their visits covered. Former ED physician-turned healthcare consultant Erica Remer, herself an Ohioan, reports on this developing story.
Another headline grabbing story is the reported lawsuit filed by Envision Healthcare against UnitedHealthcare (UHC). Envision is using the giant insurer alleging the UHC "unilaterally" lowered payments of Envision's contracted physicians, according to Axios. Healthcare attorney Mary Inman, a partner at Constantine Cannon, reports on this developing story, calling in from the firm's London office.
Yet another story about UHC is reported by Shannon DeConda, founder and president of the National Alliance of Medical Auditing Specialists (NAMAS). UHC, DeConda reports, is cracking down on emergency ED service codes of Level 4 and 5.
The episode rundown also includes:
- Monday Rounds: Ronald Hirsch, MD, vice president of R1 Physician Advisory Services, makes his Monday Rounds with another installment of his popular segment.
- Hot Topics: Monitor Mondays senior correspondent Nancy Beckley, president and CEO for Nancy Beckley and Associates, returns to report on all the latest hot topics and the Monitor Mondays Listener Survey.
- Risky Business: Healthcare attorney David Glaser with Fredrikson & Byron reports on a developing story that some facilities are receiving CERT letters containing misleading information.
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