12.11.24 EM GR | Financial Assistance and Presumptive Eligibility
Guest Speaker
Luke Messac, MD, PhD
Instructor
Harvard Medical School
Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Instructor
Harvard Medical School
Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Emergency care providers are often unaware of the healthcare costs and the punishing debt that it creates for patients. Our GR speaker, Dr. Luke Messac, is an expert on financial debt and assistance in healthcare. He will explore the history and impact of financial assistance on patients and providers. The topic is of great interest to the audience of ED providers, as they care for the under-insured or uninsured each day.
Target Audience
Emergency medicine physicians
Learning Objectives
After this session, the participants should be better able to:
- Review the history of financial assistance at US nonprofit hospitals and the variability in policies today
- Analyze the effects of financial assistance on health outcomes
- Examine the barriers to obtaining financial assistance, as well as proposed solutions
The Warren Alpert Medical School is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 1.00 AttendanceParticipants will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this program is designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. This credit is accepted by the AAPA and AANP.