Managed Care Emergency Services Coverage
This letter is one in a series that provides guidance on the implementation of the Balanced
Budget Act of 1997 (BBA). The BBA contains numerous provisions relating specifically to
managed care. In order to provide guidance on these as quickly as possible, we are issuing a
number of managed care letters. (List of those already issued is attached). This letter is the
twelfth in this managed care series.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: February 20, 1998
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