Doctors groups are worried that their members won’t get paid because of an unusual 90-day grace period for government-subsidized health plans. Now they’re urging physicians to check patients’ insurance status before every visit.… Read more
Originally posted on KevinMD.com Emergency departments in U.S. hospitals see copious patients who aren’t terribly ill, but don’t have insurance and need somewhere to go. I see some of these patients when I moonlight on nights and weekends at a local county hospital. Sadly, these patients run through a gantlet of expensive tests — I’m required… Read more