One of the big goals of the Affordable Care Act was to divert patients away from unnecessary costly emergency room visits to primary and urgent care. So far in North Carolina, that hasn’t happened.
In fact, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina reports that patients on ACA plans are going to the ER more. This phenomenon – along with other factors – contributed to Blue Cross losing $280 million on plans purchased by ACA customers, something that affected the insurer's bottom line in…
One of the big goals of the Affordable Care Act was to divert patients away from unnecessary costly emergency room visits to primary and urgent care. So far in North Carolina, that hasn’t happened.
In fact, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina reports that patients on ACA plans are going to the ER more. This phenomenon – along with other factors – contributed to Blue Cross losing $280 million on plans purchased by ACA customers, something that affected the insurer's bottom line in…