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UnitedHealthcare clarifies that it is not adopting tougher ER review

January 05, 2022 Reprints

UnitedHealthcare Inc. says it has no immediate plans to institute stricter coverage criteria for emergency services, in response to criticism over its perceived tougher stance, Healthcare Dive reports. UnitedHealthcare had revised some language around its emergency and urgent care center coverage determination guideline that led the American Hospital Association to complain that the insurer was instituting a harsher ER coverage policy it floated earlier last year. UnitedHealthcare clarified that the confusion was due to unclear language in its guidelines.

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UnitedHealthcare clarifies that it is not adopting tougher ER review

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