Open AccessVariation in Emergency Department vs Internal Medicine Excess Charges in the United States
Author(s) -
Tim Xu,
Angela Park,
Ge Bai,
Sarah Joo,
Susan Hutfless,
Ambar Mehta,
Gerard F. Anderson,
Martin A. Makary
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
jama internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.14
H-Index - 342
eISSN - 2168-6114
pISSN - 2168-6106
DOI - 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.1598
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , emergency medicine , variation (astronomy) , family medicine , medical emergency , psychiatry , astrophysics , physics
Uninsured and insured but out-of-network emergency department (ED) patients are often billed hospital chargemaster prices, which exceed amounts typically paid by insurers.
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