New ACEP Framework Protects Patients from Out-of-Network Billing

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On Jan. 28, 2019, ACEP released a framework of proposed solutions to protect emergency patients from surprise billing. The proposed solutions include:

  • Prohibit balance billing
  • Streamline the process to ensure patients only have a single point of contact for emergency medical billing and payment
  • Ensure the patient responsibility for out-of-network emergency care is no higher than it would be in network
  • Require insurers to more clearly convey beneficiary plan details
  • Require insurers to more clearly explain policyholders’ rights related to emergency care
  • Take the patient out of insurer-provider billing disputes

Read the full release with more details about this framework.

ACEP Now - https://www.acepnow.com/article/new-acep-framework-protects-patients-from-out-of-network-billing/