Nov 5, 2019 | Arbitration, Market Approach
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...
Oct 24, 2019 | Arbitration, Blog Post
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...
Oct 8, 2019 | Arbitration, Private Equity
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...
Oct 8, 2019 | Arbitration, Market Approach
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...
Oct 2, 2019 | Arbitration, Market Approach
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...
Sep 27, 2019 | Arbitration, Market Approach
Below in an excerpt from Health Access. Read the full report here. AB 72 took effect on July 1, 2017, and now, over two years later, the data is clear: The law is working as intended by consumer advocates, protecting patients from physician balance billing, while...
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