UnitedHealthcare Pulls Back on Admissions Notification Policy Opposed by Hospitals

In a letter to the American Hospital Association, UnitedHealthcare said it would not impose a 50 percent penalty on hospitals that do not notify the insurer of admissions to hospitals within 24 hours, according to a report in AHA News Now.

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The policy had been vehemently opposed by the AHA and several state hospital associations, which argued it did not advance clinical care coordination and was simply a form of administrative denial.

United still expects all hospitals to provide notification of an admission within 24 hours, according to the report.

Read the AHA News Now report on UnitedHealthcare.

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