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CASMB Statement on the Final Rule
Washington, D.C. - The Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing issued the following statement in response to the final regulation from the Biden Administration implementing important provisions of the bipartisan No Surprises Act. “The No Surprises Act prevented two...
CASMB Statement on the Final Rule
Washington, D.C. – The Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing issued the following statement following a final rule on the No Surprises Act: "Every patient deserves to be protected from surprise medical bills – and every consumer deserves more affordable health...
CASMB Statement on the Haller Case
Washington, D.C. – The Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing, a diverse group of health care leaders working together to protect patients from surprise bills and to lower health care costs, is pleased to share that yesterday a New York federal court dismissed a...
Part 4: Patients, Consumers, Unions, and Employers Urge the Administration to Defend the No Surprises Act
For the finale of our blog series, we are highlighting a recent letter signed by nearly 70 organizations representing patients, consumers, unions, and employers reinforcing the essential nature of the No Surprises Act. The diverse groups have been sending joint...
Part 3: The Role of Private Equity and Air Ambulance Companies
The Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing continues its four-part blog series to provide a deeper analysis of everything you need to know about the No Surprises Act. In our third blog of the series, we explain the role of some private-equity firms in exploiting...
Part 2: Lawsuits Targeting the No Surprises Act
In the second installment of our blog series, we are providing insights into eight provider-driven lawsuits that seek to dismantle the essential patient protections included in the No Surprises Act. A recent blog in Health Affairs by Katie Keith, Director of the...
Part 1: Understanding the No Surprises Act
The Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing is sharing a four-part blog series to provide a deeper analysis of everything you need to know about the No Surprises Act. The blog series will explain what surprise medical bills are, why the No Surprises Act was passed...
ICYMI: The Importance of the No Surprises Act for American Families
The Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing hosted a policymaker briefing this week to discuss how the No Surprises Act is already providing essential patient protections and helping to decrease costs for insured Americans and families. Moderated by Jack Hoadley,...
ICYMI: WebMD Highlights Recent Impacts of the No Surprises Act
A recent article from WebMD highlighted the AHIP and Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) survey showcasing the success of the No Surprises Act in protecting patients from out-of-network surprise bills. When the No Surprises Act took effect in January 2022,...
No Surprises Act Prevents More Than 2 Million Surprise Bills Between January and February 2022
Washington, D.C. – A new survey released this week found that the landmark protections in the No Surprises Act (NSA) prevented over 2 million potential surprise medical bills in the first 2 months of 2022. Further, the survey and analysis project that should this...