Heard this week
May 23, 2017
"This policy threatens the citizens of Missouri. If this practice of denying emergency care can happen in our state, it can happen in any state and we must work both locally and nationally to fight for our patients' rights to have access to emergency care as protected by the 'prudent layperson' standard."
- Jonathan Heidt, MD, MHA, FACEP, president of American College of Emergency Physicians Missouri chapter discusses Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield's list of ED-covered diagnoses.