ACEP President Michael Gerardi, MD, appointed Mr. Gaines as chair. The joint task force was formed to address out-of-network, balance billing and Medicaid payment issues.
“These are high priority issues facing both organizations, and I am honored to be among a group of highly respected peers in the specialty and appointed to the task force to develop strategies that will best serve the emergency medicine community,” said Mr. Gaines.
Mr. Gaines is also a member of the ACEP reimbursement committee and a co-founder and past chairman of the EDPMA. He works out of Zotec’s Greensboro, N.C., offices.
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