Volume 15, Issue 4, July 2014
Mia Kanak, MPH et al.
As millions of uninsured citizens who use emergency department (ED) services are now eligible for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, the ED is ideally situated to facilitate linkage to insurance. Forty percent of U.S. EDs report having an insurance linkage program. This is the first national study to examine the characteristics of EDs that offer or do not offer these programs.
Volume 15, Issue 4, July 2014
Anand N. Bosmia, BA et al.
Outlaw motorcycle gangs (OMGs) are an iconic element of the criminal landscape in the United States, the country of their origin. Members of OMGs may present to the emergency department (ED) as a result of motor vehicle accidents or interpersonal violence. When one member of an OMG is injured, other members and associates are likely to arrive in the ED to support the injured member.
The objective of this study was to examine reimbursement trends for emergency provider professional services following the balance billing ban in California.
