Urgent care claims skyrocket; ER claims pale in contrast

Dive Brief:

• Private insurance claim lines for services rendered in urgent care centersgrew 1,725% between 2007 and 2016. That was well above the growth rate of 229% for emergency room (ER) claims during the same period.
• In FAIR Health’s Healthcare Indicators and Medical Price Index, the data collection firm found large differences in charges depending on location: $294 for a 30-minute new patient office visit, $242 in an urgent care center and $109 in a retail clinic.
• The average median billed charge for professional evaluation and management services (E&Ms) provided in a hospital setting increased 28% between 2012 and 2016.

FAIR Health pointed to a huge increase in alternative places of...

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