Tag: coverage

  • Four Dangerous Words Physicians Regularly Say

    Four Dangerous Words Physicians Regularly Say

    One trend evident in all medical practices is the shift in payment responsibility from insurance payers to the insured patients. As employers modify coverage to contain their premium costs, health care providers are treating patients who have $2,500, $5,000 and even $10,000 deductibles. Physicians who have practiced for many years have instructed their collections staff…

  • Emergency Physicians: Georgia BCBS Policy Violates Federal Law

    Emergency Physicians: Georgia BCBS Policy Violates Federal Law

    WASHINGTON, DC – The American College of Emergency Physicians and its Georgia Chapter recently announced a policy that Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Georgia plans to implement in July, making subscribers pay for any emergency department visit that turns out not to be an emergency, violates the “prudent layperson” standard, which is codified in federal law,…