Starting Aug. 1, for commercial reimbursement, UnitedHealthcare will stop covering evaluation and management claims at hospital-owned outpatient facilities if the claim does not include an additional medical surgical service on the same date of service by the same provider. | Shutterstock

340B Hospitals Concerned About New UnitedHealthcare Claims Reimbursement Policy

The nation’s largest health insurer is instituting a commercial claims reimbursement policy that that is raising alarms among 340B hospitals. 

Effective Aug. 1, UnitedHealthcare said it will no longer cover evaluation and management (E/M) claims at hospital-owned outpatient facilities if the claim does not include “an additional medical surgical service on the same date of service by the same provider.” The policy update was for commercial reimbursement.

The nation’s largest health insurer is instituting a commercial claims reimbursement policy that that is raising alarms among 340B hospitals.

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