Make no mistake: ACEP was the specialty organization for emergency medicine at the table battling against the insurance industry to prevent what looked to be a “bad” bill from being passed into law. The ramifications would have taken years, if not decades, to ameliorate. This compromise, a much better outcome for physicians and our patients, came at the end of a dogfight that lasted almost three years. Despite some knockdowns during the process, we got back up and kept fighting on behalf of every emergency physician and our patients. Our success was due to the efforts of ACEP physician and staff leaders; ACEP’s Washington, D.C., lobbying team; and members like you who called, tweeted, texted, emailed, and visited their members of Congress. Together, we made a difference.
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ACEP Now: Vol 40 – No 01 – January 2021Pages: 1 2 | Single Page
2 Responses to “ACEP Delivers on Out-of-Network Billing”
January 10, 2021
James BerryGreat work ACEP! This is definitely a step in the right direction.
February 14, 2021
Tom SugarmanOur advocacy team, in partnership, with other physician organizations, achieved a solution that protects patients from balance billing but also requires insurance companies to pay fairly, thus preserving access to the emergency safety net. Kudos to the entire Washington DC ACEP office! ACEP came through again.