What you should know:
1. Freestanding emergency centers must treat all patients that seek care, but because they are not recognized by CMS, they do not receive reimbursement for treating government-insured patients.
2. Texas has more than 200 freestanding emergency care centers, which have a combined 1,550 beds.
3. Ms. Sandel said the reimbursement change would allow the centers to “fully support hospital ERs and the local communities like we did during Hurricane Harvey.”
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