The Perils of Government-Mandated Arbitration
Protecting patients from surprise bills requires us to address the market failure that drives the problem in the first place. Arbitration is a failed remedy that will incentivize exorbitant charges moving forward. Learn more about why arbitration will continue to lead to sky-high charges from out-of-network providers and higher premiums for all of us.
CASMB Urges Congressional Leaders to Uphold Surprise Billing Protections As New Data Estimate No Surprises Act Prevented 25 Million Surprise Medical Bills
A new letter from leading employers, unions and health plans stresses the importance of The No Surprises Act in safeguarding patients from roughly more than 25 million surprise medical bills since 2022. Members of the Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing (CASMB)...
In New Letter to Biden Administration, CASMB Calls for Tri-Agencies to Maintain Limited IDR Process, Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills
Beginning Jan. 1, 2022, millions of Americans will be protected from the threat and financial harm of surprise medical bills. Maintaining these important consumer protections, including a limited process for independent dispute resolution (IDR), is essential for...
Coalition Statement on Latest Interim Final Rules for the No Surprises Act
Following the release of new interim final rules (IFR) as part of the implementation of the No Surprises Act, the Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing issued the following statement: “Ending surprise medical bills and lowering health care costs were the key...
Lessons Learned from the States: Surprise Billing Reforms & The Impact on Consumers’ Costs
Starting in 2022, patients across the country will no longer face the threat or fear of a surprise medical bill, but policy experts, consumer advocates, health insurance providers and employer representatives urged the Biden Administration to protect Americans from...
For Evidence On How Arbitration Harms Patients, Just Look to the States
The Biden Administration will soon release new rules around a federal arbitration process, also known as independent dispute resolution (IDR). Several states that have implemented IDR processes have seen how frequently they can be abused and misused by out-of-network...
Everything is Bigger in Texas – Including the Cost of Arbitration
Two years after Texas implemented a new arbitration process for resolving surprise medical bills, the number of arbitration requests have skyrocketed to more than 50,000 requests from January to June 2021, suggesting a costly trend that will leave consumers and...
Protecting Patients From Surprise Billing Costs Requires Limits on IDR
Starting Jan. 1, 2022, millions of Americans will be safeguarded from surprise medical bills as part of the No Surprises Act. It’s a historic milestone, and at the same time, members of the Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing have consistently urged the Biden...
The Most Important Policy in the No Surprises Act is a Three Letter Acronym
In December 2020, Congress passed the No Surprises Act with the intent of protecting patients from surprise medical bills and lowering health care costs. Delivering on the law’s cost-savings goal centers on a wonky, but critically important, payment methodology known...
Top Priority for Surprise Billing Implementation: Protecting Patients from Higher Health Care Costs
In a new letter to the Biden Administration, members of the Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing made it clear that achieving the intended goals of the No Surprises Act would require a firm commitment to “decrease health care costs, including premiums and...
Private Equity’s New Bait-and-Switch on Surprise Billing
As the Biden Administration moves forward with implementation of the No Surprises Act, out-of-network providers and private equity firms are pushing to create new loopholes that would raise costs for consumers and families. Groups representing emergency room...