Aetna opposes investor-owned ERs as $1,500 fees charged

Standalone emergency care facilities are great for getting speedy medical treatment, but they are usually not in anybody's health plans, and while they provide the same level of care as a hospital ER, they tend to come with whopping out-of-pocket costs for those who get care at them. This has led insurance carriers such as Aetna to oppose these operations on a cost basis.