Logo

Log In Sign Up |  An official publication of: American College of Emergency Physicians
Navigation
  • Home
  • Multimedia
    • Podcasts
    • Videos
  • Clinical
    • Airway Managment
    • Case Reports
    • Critical Care
    • Guidelines
    • Imaging & Ultrasound
    • Pain & Palliative Care
    • Pediatrics
    • Resuscitation
    • Trauma & Injury
  • Career
    • Practice Management
      • Reimbursement & Coding
      • Legal
      • Operations
    • Awards
    • Certification
    • Early Career
    • Education
    • Leadership
    • Profiles
    • Retirement
    • Work-Life Balance
  • Compensation Reports
  • Columns
    • ACEP4U
    • Airway
    • Benchmarking
    • By the Numbers
    • EM Cases
    • End of the Rainbow
    • Equity Equation
    • FACEPs in the Crowd
    • Forensic Facts
    • From the College
    • Kids Korner
    • Medicolegal Mind
    • Opinion
      • Break Room
      • New Spin
      • Pro-Con
    • Pearls From EM Literature
    • Policy Rx
    • Practice Changers
    • Problem Solvers
    • Residency Spotlight
    • Resident Voice
    • Skeptics’ Guide to Emergency Medicine
    • Sound Advice
    • Special OPs
    • Toxicology Q&A
    • WorldTravelERs
  • Resources
    • mTBI Resource Center
    • ACEP.org
    • ACEP Knowledge Quiz
    • CME Now
    • Annual Scientific Assembly
      • ACEP14
      • ACEP15
      • ACEP16
      • ACEP17
      • ACEP18
      • ACEP19
    • Annals of Emergency Medicine
    • JACEP Open
    • Emergency Medicine Foundation
  • Issue Archives
  • Archives
    • Brief19
    • Coding Wizard
    • Images in EM
    • Care Team
    • Quality & Safety
  • About
    • Our Mission
    • Medical Editor in Chief
    • Editorial Advisory Board
    • Awards
    • Authors
    • Article Submission
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise
    • Subscribe
    • Privacy Policy
    • Copyright Information

ACEP Battles Anthem BlueCross BlueShield Policy That Jeopardizes Prudent Layperson Standard

By Laura Wooster, MPH | on March 14, 2018 | 1 Comment
Features
  • Tweet
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
Print-Friendly Version
ACEP Battles Anthem BlueCross BlueShield Policy That Jeopardizes Prudent Layperson Standard

Stopping Anthem’s emergency department retroactive denials policy is critical to ensuring it isn’t expanded to the additional eight states in which Anthem has market share and that other payers do not follow with their own dangerous policies.

You Might Also Like
  • ACEP Defending “Prudent Layperson” in Court
  • Prudent Layperson Standard in Emergency Medicine Under Attack
  • ACEP Leadership Addresses Sedation, Prudent Layperson Standard, and More
Explore This Issue
ACEP Now: Vol 37 – No 03 – March 2018

Ms. WoosterMs. Wooster is ACEP’s associate executive director of public affairs.

Pages: 1 2 3 | Single Page

Topics: AnthemBlueCross BlueShieldCost of Health CareEmergency DepartmentEmergency MedicineEmergency PhysicianEMTALAHealth Care InsurancePatient CarePractice ManagementPrudent Layperson

Related

  • Are Hospital On-Call Services Still Sustainable?

    February 3, 2026 - 0 Comment
  • Despite Drawbacks, Emergency Medicine Remains a Great Specialty

    January 9, 2026 - 1 Comment
  • Opinion: Emergency Physicians Witness the Universal Truth of Humanity

    January 9, 2026 - 3 Comments

Current Issue

ACEP Now: February 2026 (Digital)

Read More

One Response to “ACEP Battles Anthem BlueCross BlueShield Policy That Jeopardizes Prudent Layperson Standard”

  1. March 18, 2018

    Mark Friedman MD Reply

    “Dear Mrs. Black: On seven prior occasions this company has denied your claim in writing. We now deny it for the eighth and final time. You must be stupid, stupid stupid, stupid!” ― John Grisham (The Rainmaker)

    When life imitates art

Leave a Reply Cancel Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *


*
*


Wiley
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy
  • Terms of Use
  • Advertise
  • Cookie Preferences
Copyright © 2026 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved, including rights for text and data mining and training of artificial technologies or similar technologies. ISSN 2333-2603