MOCEP Continues Fight for Missouri Patients

MOCEP has been working with national and state medical groups to protect Missouri patients and their emergency care coverage. The May announcement by Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield (BCBS) stating they would no longer cover a list of nearly 2,000 diagnosis they consider to be non-emergent is a clear violation of the national prudent layperson standard.

MOCEP members have been distributing Letters to the Editor and working with local media to help spread the word of what we believe to be a violation of the Prudent Layperson Standard. Recent coverage includes:

• An ER visit, a $12,000 bill – and the health insurer that wouldn’t pay
• Anthem expands its policy of punishing patients for “inappropriate” ER visits
• Doctors group speaks out against health insurer’s policy denying coverage of some ER visits, October 10, 2017
• Top Docs Radio Show Interview, September 19, 2017
• Healthcare Dive, August 8, 2017
• Fierce Healthcare, August 7, 2017
• AMA Wire, August 7, 2017
• St. Louis Post Dispatch, August 4, 2017
• St. Louis Public Radio
• St. Louis Post Dispatch
• Columbia Missourian
• Columbia Tribune
• ACEP/MOCEP News release