Colorado Public Radio

UCHealth says it will pay $23 million in fraudulent emergency department billing case

Aurora-based health system University of Colorado Health has agreed to pay $23 million to resolve allegations it used automatic coding for emergency department visits to fraudulently bill a pair of ...
Medscape

Virtual Care Expansion in VA Health System Tied to 12% Drop in ED Visits for Low-Acuity Conditions

ED users with low-acuity ED visits in the post-expansion period were more likely to have 100% VA service connection (20.2% vs ...
Health Affairs

Medicaid Patients With ED Visits For Overdose: Disparities In Initiation Of Medications For Opioid Use Disorder

Medicaid is the largest payer of substance use disorder treatment in the US, 8 covering approximately 38 percent of nonelderly adults with OUD as of 2019. 9 The Substance Use Disorder Prevention that ...
Health Affairs

Medicaid Nutrition Supports Associated With Reductions In Hospitalizations And ED Visits In Massachusetts, 2020–23

The Massachusetts Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program launched the Flexible Services Program to address food insecurity through partnerships with social service organizations under its ...