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Emergency Room Physicians May not be Network Providers
Posted 09.29.14
Patient advocates calling for reform
The September 29, 2014 NAHU Newswireis reporting an article printed in the New York Times. Hospitals that contract Emergency Room physicians who have a different billing process than the facility they are working in could possibly be out of network providers. Depending on the individual’s policy, the patient could be faced with unexpected bills. Patient advocates claim there is no way for a patient to know this
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