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In New Advertising Campaign, Coalition Mobilizes Patients & Allies Around Push For Surprise Billing Reforms In End-of-Year Legislation

Nov 29, 2020 | Arbitration, Press Release, Private Equity

Washington, D.C. – With millions of patients still facing the threat and fear of a surprise medical bill from out-of-network providers, the Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing launched a new six-figure advertising and advocacy campaign to make sure Congress...

The one word you don’t want to hear during anesthesia: Surprise

Nov 18, 2020 | Blog Post, Private Equity

In the latest example of surprise medical billing gone very wrong, patients who require anesthesia for elective procedures – from dental fixes to more complex surgeries – often learn days after that they are victims of a surprise bill. According to a recent report...

Air Ambulance Companies Prove The Sky Isn’t The Limit When It Comes to Surprise Billing

Oct 13, 2020 | Blog Post, Private Equity

How it started: Brookings – High air ambulance charges concentrated in private equity-owned carriers (October 13, 2020) “…rapid growth in air ambulance prices is borne by consumers both through higher insurance premiums and more directly through cost-sharing and...

Axios: Hospitals Charge A Lot More When Wall Street Owns Them

Aug 26, 2020 | Private Equity

By Sam Baker Hospitals owned by private equity firms rake in almost 30% more income than hospitals that aren’t, according to new research published this week in JAMA Internal Medicine. Why it matters: Private equity is gobbling up more and more of the health care...

New HHS Report Calls Out Private Equity As Leading Culprit Behind Patients’ Surprise Medical Bills, Calls on Congress to Act

Jul 29, 2020 | Blog Post, Private Equity

A new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provides the strongest call yet for Congress to finally take action on surprise medical bills, calling the practice “a market failure that will not correct itself.” Today, millions of patients are...

Private Equity Firms Think They Have Won The Surprise Billing Battle – Why That Is A Bad Thing For Patients

Jul 15, 2020 | Blog Post, Private Equity

Private Equity Firms Think They Have Won The Surprise Billing Battle – Why That Is A Bad Thing For Patients At a time when millions of patients are still at risk of bankrupting surprise medical bills, those most responsible for these charges appear to be taking a...
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