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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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.