Year: 2022
Resolution Number: 10
Action Taken: Disapproved
Status:
Author(s): Michelle M. Condon, MD, FACP
Sponsor: David Whalen, MD
On behalf of: Kent County Delegation
Committee: A (Medical Care Delivery)
Resolved Section(s):
RESOLVED: That MSMS advocate that insurance companies waive the imposition of higher co-pays or deductibles when a patient is directed by their primary care physician to seek treatment for an acute problem in the emergency department, even if the patient is not admitted to the hospital.
RESOLVED: That MSMS advocate that insurance companies waive the imposition of higher co-pays or deductibles when a patient is directed by their primary care physician to seek treatment for an acute problem in the emergency department, even if the patient is not admitted to the hospital.
Fiscal Note:
Resolution: View PDF for Limit Copay on Emergency Department Visits
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