Aug 1, 2019 | Market Approach
Current arbitration proposals under consideration as part of federal reforms to address surprise medical billing would give a green light to certain out-of-network providers to continue charging exorbitant rates for care. We can’t solve surprise billing without...
Jul 30, 2019 | Blog Post, Market Approach
When it comes to ending surprise medical billing, we know that a fair benchmark standard based on local market rates is the best way to provide safeguards for patients and their families during health emergencies while ensuring that providers are reimbursed at a...
Jul 24, 2019 | Blog Post, Market Approach
Out-of-network providers continue to exploit patients at their most vulnerable – even in cases where those patients made the effort to seek in-network care. A recent report from Kaiser Family Foundation found that the vast majority (90 percent) of inpatient stays for...
Jul 22, 2019 | Blog Post, Market Approach
In an op-ed for the National Review, Senate HELP Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander makes the case for why Congress needs to step in to correct the market failure that contributes to surprise medical billing – one of the “most visible health-care problems for the 200...
Jul 16, 2019 | Blog Post, Market Approach, Press Release
Following today’s analysis from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on cost-savings for patients as part of the benchmark provision in the Lower Health Care Costs Act, the Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing issued the following statement: “Today’s CBO...
Jul 12, 2019 | Blog Post, Market Approach
There’s a right way and a wrong way to address surprise medical billing. The right way starts with clear safeguards to protect patients, consumers, employers and taxpayers from exorbitant, price-gouging from out-of-network providers. Organizations representing...
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