Based on members' concerns, the AAP sent a letter to EmblemHealth objecting to its policy to stop paying primary care physicians for evoked otoacoustic emissions (OAE) testing for patients older than 12 months provided in the physician’s office. EmblemHealth provides health insurance in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York. The AAP letter calls for the carrier to rescind its policy immediately.
AAP members can assist the AAP and their Chapter pediatric councils in prioritizing payer issues by reporting your payer concerns using the AAP Hassle Factor Form online.