Browsing: Health Policy

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Medicaid managed care reduces disparities in preventable ED visits in Florida.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Uninsured patients use the ED as often as the insured yet use other care much less.
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How much does the emergency department contribute to health care delivery in the United States? Do our policies reflect the ED’s current role?
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Can community health workers help cut down on ED "super-user" visits and lead to sustainable cost savings?
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In some cases, an intervention that saves lives also becomes a "moral hazard" that leads to risky behavior. Are we seeing this effect with naloxone?
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The Health Policy Journal Club points out a Jevons paradox occurring in response to the increase in freestanding emergency department.
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Good news! There are fewer surprise bills now than a decade ago. A surprise medical bill is one a patient receives from an out-of-network provider after seeking care at a facility considered "in-netw