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Financial
AHA asks UnitedHealthcare to rescind revised policy on emergency coverage
The hospital advocacy group said patients will likely be caught unawares when coverage for emergency care is denied. January 3,…
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COVID-19
Texas Freestanding ERs Essential to Overwhelmed Healthcare System During Surge
More than 200 Facilities Hold Patients in Need of Hospital Beds AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Amid the worst wave…
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Financial
UnitedHealthcare looks to retroactively deny emergency room claims
The policy is an attempt to curb healthcare costs, but some providers are worried it could lead to lower reimbursement.…
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COVID-19
Covid-19 fears keep people from hospitals, but doctors say call 911 for heart attack and stroke
April 22, 2020 / By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) – As the world continues to fight the coronavirus pandemic, a message…
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COVID-19
New York Gov. Cuomo asking Trump to approve construction of more coronavirus emergency hospitals
March 27, 2070 / By Greg Norman | Fox News Andrew Cuomo is calling on President Trump Friday to approve the construction…
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COVID-19
Two US doctors in critical condition with COVID-19, dozens more infected
BETH MOLE – 3/18/2020 As the number of detected COVID-19 cases in the US nears 6,500 and deaths reached 115 on March…
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Extremities
SICOT releases statement on universal access to emergency and surgical care
The International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology recently announced its support of a resolution on universal access to emergency…
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