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.
Why Private Equity Firms & Out-of-Network Providers Want to Stop Surprise Billing Reforms
At a time when thousands of American patients are facing hospital bill collectors at their door or the shock of an unexpected charge heading into surgery, those who benefit from these bankrupting charges – private equity firms, out-of-network providers and hospitals –...
(Boston Globe) Ending surprise billing: A moral test for physicians
Below, see highlights from an op-ed published in the Boston Globe: Ending surprise billing: A moral test for physicians by Ashish K. Jha, M.D., MPH. To read the full piece, click here. "Most people, quite reasonably, think that if the hospital is in-network,...
White House: We’re ready to bring an end to surprise medical bills, is Congress?
Below is an excerpt from an op-ed published in USA Today. To view the full op-ed, click here. White House: We're Ready To Bring An End To Surprise Medical Bills, Is Congress? (Nov. 27, 2019) By Joe Grogan, Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council After...
Health Affairs: Private Equity and Powerful Physician Groups Raise Another Distraction
Below is an excerpt from Health Affairs. To view the full post, click here. Health Affairs: Private Equity and Powerful Physician Groups Raise Another Distraction (Nov. 19, 2019) By Hunter Kellett, Alexandra Spratt, Mark E. Miller, Arnold Ventures This summer,...
New Polls Show Voters Want Congress to End Surprise Medical Billing
Two new polls from Families USA and Arnold Ventures confirm that voters want Congress to end surprise medical billing with reform that lowers healthcare costs for hardworking families. Key highlights from the Families USA poll are included below: More than 4 in 10...
New York Tried Arbitration. Health Care Costs Went Up.
As Congress pushes forward on a solution to surprise medical bills, KHN's Rachel Bluth profiled New York's arbitration model and the significant cost increases facing patients under this flawed approach. Highlights from the article - To End Surprise Medical Bills, New...
Brookings: New Data Show New Yorkers Paying Substantially More For Health Care Under Arbitration
A new report from USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy found that New York patients are still exposed to significant charges from out-of-network providers under the state's arbitration model - underscoring the harmful cost consequences if arbitration...
Financial Times: Private equity has inflated US medical bills
Below is an excerpt from the Financial Times. What has been driving these nasty surprises? Outsourcing is clearly part of it. But that’s hardly new: hospitals have been contracting out specialised services for decades as they strive to save costs. A better place to...
STAT Opinion: We need benchmarking, not arbitration, to quell surprise medical billing
Below is an excerpt from STAT. We need benchmarking, not arbitration, to quell surprise medical billing By James Rickert, October 7, 2019 By ending the financial distress and anger that patients can experience when hit with surprise medical bills, and by guaranteeing...
Bloomberg Editorial Board: “The problem is readily solvable”
Bloomberg's editorial board weighs in on value of a local, market-based benchmark to end surprise medical billing for good. Congress Can Act Now to Stop Surprise Medical Bills Many health-care questions are difficult and divisive. This one shouldn’t be. By The...