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Protecting Patients From Surprise Billing Costs Requires Limits on IDR

Aug 4, 2021 | Arbitration, Blog Post

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

Jul 29, 2021 | Arbitration, Blog Post

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

Jun 23, 2021 | Arbitration, Blog Post

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

May 4, 2021 | Arbitration, Blog Post, Market Approach

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...

Georgetown / Commonwealth Fund: Are Surprise Billing Payments Likely to Lead to Inflation in Health Spending?

Apr 28, 2021 | Arbitration, Blog Post

By Jack Hoadley & Kevin Lucia “The federal No Surprises Act protects consumers from ‘surprise’ bills from out-of-network providers and also establishes a method to determine how much insurers will pay those providers. Establishing payment is critical...

New National Poll Shows Overwhelming Majority of Voters Want Congress To Take Action on Surprise Medical Bills, Lower Costs for Patients

Dec 3, 2020 | Arbitration, Market Approach, Press Release

Washington, D.C. – After private equity firms blocked critical surprise billing protections for American patients last year, the overwhelming majority of voters — roughly 90 percent — want Congress to pass legislation that would protect more than 100 million Americans...
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