| 1999_05 | 'Will Prudent Layperson Please Report to the ER' (2006 words) |
 | Now that prudent layperson, both network and non-network, seems to be a fait accompli, AAHP has shifted gears to prevent its expansion into post-stabilization care, which is what the Democratic-sponsored Access to Emergency Medical Services Act (AEMSA) would do. |
| The study determined the cost of mandated ER coverage that otherwise would be denied (in the absence of a prudent-layperson law) at between 13 cents and 26 cents per member per month (depending on the state). |
| Meanwhile, with prudent layperson apparently on the way to becoming a national mandate, and with out-of-network post-stabilization care waiting in the wings, health plans are launching ambitious educational campaigns designed to teach members how, and how not, to use emergency services. |
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