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"Ideally, the physician should specify the type of encephalopathy, but is 'off baseline' sufficient?"
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Note from the ACDIS Director
Fighting the good fight against arbitrary denials—Bravo, ACEP and MAG

By Brian Murphy

Recently, the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and the Medical Association of Georgia (MAG) came out swinging against an insurer, Anthem. The pair of associations filed lawsuit against Anthem for its recently-implemented policy of denying medical treatment in the emergency department for “non-emergent conditions.”

I’ve been following this case with close attention as it piques my interest on multiple levels.
 

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