How do facility fees contribute to rising emergency department costs?

By Hope Schwartz, Gary Claxton, Matthew Rae, and Cynthia Cox for Kaiser Family Foundation published March 27, 2023)

The high and growing cost of emergency department visits is important to consumers and policymakers alike, with recent policy changes including the No Surprises Act aiming to curb emergency department costs. A recent KFF analysis found that average out-of-pocket costs for an emergency visit exceed some household’s liquid assets, putting them at risk for medical debt from a single trip to the emergency department. Continue reading here…

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