Jul 30, 2019 | Blog Post, Market Approach
When it comes to ending surprise medical billing, we know that a fair benchmark standard based on local market rates is the best way to provide safeguards for patients and their families during health emergencies while ensuring that providers are reimbursed at a...
Jul 24, 2019 | Blog Post, Market Approach
Out-of-network providers continue to exploit patients at their most vulnerable – even in cases where those patients made the effort to seek in-network care. A recent report from Kaiser Family Foundation found that the vast majority (90 percent) of inpatient stays for...
Jul 23, 2019 | Blog Post, Private Equity
Envision Healthcare Corp., the parent company of EmCare which is notorious for exorbitant surprise medical bills, is now facing a class-action lawsuit from several Texas patients who were on the receiving end of unfair and excessive out-of-network charges. The...
Jul 23, 2019 | Blog Post, Private Equity
In an op-ed for The Hill, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research Eileen Appelbaum highlights the explosion of private equity-backed provider firms that see profit opportunities when patients are at their most vulnerable. “Private equity has...
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