How is Anthem’s outpatient imaging policy being received in Colorado?
Anthem’s controversial policy of pushing outpatient imaging not deemed medically necessary out of hospitals went into effect in Colorado in September 2017. A new report from the Denver Post examined how some hospitals in the Centennial State feel about the insurance provider’s new way of doing business.
For instance, Brian Lentz, MBA, CRA, CNMT, ARRT(R)(N), director of radiology at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora, explained that imaging equipment at hospitals is designed with children in mind, which won’t necessarily be the case at all freestanding imaging providers.
“Then on the backside, if something less than positive were to happen, you want to be in a pediatric facility,” he said.
The report from the Denver Post also includes input from an Anthem representative and the state’s interim insurance commissioner.
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