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Washington State Medical Association

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Medicaid payments for 'unnecessary' ER visits safe for now

Washington state has pushed the pause button on the restrictive Medicaid emergency room policy that would have stopped payment to hospitals for roughly 500 "nonemergent" conditions on April 1.

Balance billing interpretations focus of legal battle

A balance billing dilemma in Washington state has doctors and insurers going head-to-head in court over whom ultimately is responsible for paying physicians for emergency room care, reports the