Mar 3, 2022 | Blog Post
Last week, a federal judge in Texas overturned a key component of the No Surprises Act, striking part of the regulations that govern how much health insurance providers will pay doctors once the patient is taken out of the middle. The lawsuit, one of six filed by...
Feb 22, 2022 | Blog Post
News from the Wall Street Journal and STAT News revealed the growing trend from private-equity firms exerting their power in the U.S. health care system – and boosting their profits. The articles underscore how private-equity firms are expanding their reach into...
Feb 17, 2022 | Blog Post
A recent blog post in Health Affairs details the current state of play regarding six provider-driven lawsuits over the No Surprises Act. These lawsuits aim to weaken or even halt new protections that safeguard patients from unreasonable out-of-network charges. Just...
Feb 10, 2022 | Blog Post
With the No Surprises Act protections fully in effect, consumers and employees will benefit from a range of new safeguards against these unexpected charges and costs. Patricia Kelmar, Director at Health Care Campaigns at U.S. PIRG highlighted a number of these...
Feb 3, 2022 | Blog Post
New evidence from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) shows that the prevalence of surprise medical billing by private equity-backed doctors and hospitals is a prime example of providers exploiting their market power to demand higher prices from health insurance...
Dec 9, 2021 | Blog Post
Following the legal challenge filed by the American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Hospital Association (AHA) today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on the rulemaking process for the No Surprises Act, the Coalition Against Surprise...
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