Akron's Summa Health will stop scheduling appointments for people with out-of-network and non-contracted insurance plans, effective Monday, Sept. 1, the health system announced. The change is meant to protect Summa from spending resources trying to collect payment from out-of-network health insurers, while also protecting out-of-network patients from high hospital bills, Summa said in an email. The new policy includes Summa Health Medical Group and walk-in services at Summa Health Urgent Care Centers and laboratory and radiology services. The policy does not apply to emergency services or emergency labor and delivery treatment.
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