Beaumont Emergency Hospital
24-Hour Emergency Room - Beaumont, Texas
Jaundice is a prevalent condition in children, especially in newborns. It usually develops within the first few days of birth, and the skin color turns yellow. It goes away within a week or two if it’s mild. However, it can cause serious health issues, including brain damage, if not treated on time in moderate to …
What good is insurance if you can be denied when you seek emergency care? When you think you are having a medical emergency, you should never question your instincts. Based on your symptoms, if you, as a prudent layperson, feel it is necessary to visit an emergency room, your care should be covered by your health insurance …
Each year we hear from our healthcare providers, pharmacies, and the CDC that it’s time to get a flu vaccine. Because COVID-19 may mimic some of the symptoms of flu, being vaccinated lessens the threat of getting either virus. Don’t wait for flu to get a strong hold in your community before you consider a …
Surprise, Surprise… Last year, Healthcare providers helped Congress pass the “No Surprises Act”…protecting patients from surprise bills when insurance companies don’t fairly cover health care costs. The law specifically created a process called IDR…Independent Dispute Resolution… where a 3rd-party considers a variety of factors to determine a fair price insurers must pay for things like …
By law, a patient is protected by the Prudent Layperson Standard from having to pay unreasonably high out-of-network rates in emergency situations. However, big insurance companies outright defied these laws and made it standard practice to deny, delay and decrease their payment to providers, leading to surprise bills. Enter the “No Surprises Act”… Backed by the support …
Last year, Congress finally passed provisions of the “No Surprises Act”, protecting patients from being directly charged for services gone underpaid by insurers. No surprise here, but insurance companies have figured out a way to undermine the implementation of the No Surprises Act by using their lobbying influence to change the rules in their favor. As a result, …
It’s that time of the year again – Hurricane season. The season generally starts from June and runs through November. Texans have been hit by these storms so many times that most people know what to expect every summer. However, with the unexpected Texas freeze storm in February this year, you can never know for …
During this pandemic, Health Insurance companies are making record profits while at the same time increasing our premiums and denying our claims. Here’s how they did it: Delayed or Deferred Care When The pandemic lockdowns began, suddenly millions of people were staying home, avoiding or delaying their medical treatment. As we all know, this lasted for …
Pre-authorization denials and delay tactics for necessary medical procedures has become another major profit center for health insurance companies. In fact, Texas health plans have systematically eroded the process of physician-recommended authorization. They regularly delay claims by using intentionally complicated administrative processes — requiring a lengthy review of your physician’s recommendations. And now, they are trying to oppose …
