The Emergency Physician Compensation (EPC) was created to reimburse physicians for treatment of uninsured trauma patients because EPC understands the crucial role the trauma physician plays in a patient’s chance of survival. Reimbursable services include emergency visits and initial hospitalization directly related to the original trauma injury. EPC evaluates current cases and those up to three years old to determine whether necessary surgical intervention may be funded.
Physicians treating trauma patients are eligible for funding, such as the following:
- Trauma Surgeons
- Orthopedic Surgeons
- Neurosurgeons
- Critical Care Physicians
- Anesthesiologists
- Emergency Room Physicians
- Plastic / Cosmetic Surgeons
Other conditions for funding eligibility:
- Patient can have no private or public health coverage
- No Medicare Part B coverage
- No VA Health benefits or military health benefits
- No workers compensation coverage
- Not eligible for Medicaid
- Patient has a trauma registry record
- The practice must make documented efforts to collect the payment from the patient.
Claims should be submitted to EPC after the provider has confirmed that no other health insurance exists and all attempts to collect have failed.
Click on the following to apply: Emergency Physician Compensation Application.
