UnitedHealthcare (UNH) announced this week it would start rejecting claims for non-emergency visits to the emergency room starting July 1.
The move has been met with stark criticism from patient advocacy groups and health experts who worry the move will discourage people from seeking care when they need it. But the health industry has long worried about the excessive cost of over-reliance on the ER.
“The emergency door is the most expensive entrance into the hospital, any hospital,” health…
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