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A recent blog post from U.S. PIRG provides an overview of the six [now seven!] lawsuits seeking to undermine the No Surprises Act and how even one court ruling against the legislation could result in the return of physicians sending unexpected out-of-network medical...

A recent poll conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of the Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing (CASMB) found that 79% of voters are concerned that lawsuits from physician and hospital organizations could delay or overturn the patient protections included in...

The No Surprises Act was enacted by a bipartisan majority in Congress, signed by President Trump, and implemented by President Biden. The patient protections began on January 1, 2022, and since then American patients are celebrating that surprise bills are finally in...

The Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing is raising awareness about the importance of preserving the landmark patient protections included in the No Surprises Act, particularly as new profit-driven lawsuits threaten to weaken the law. Since the law took effect...

For far too long, air ambulance companies were allowed to exploit the U.S. health care system to unfairly profit from patients who needed essential medical services. The No Surprises Act changed that, putting into place protections to ensure patients who need...

Despite the popularity of the No Surprises Act and bipartisan support in Congress, at least one provider wants to balance bill his patients. Today, STAT published a story detailing how Daniel Haller, a New York doctor, wants to throw out key protections in the No...

This month, Katie Keith of the Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms and Patricia Kelmar of U.S. PIRG participated in a virtual satellite and radio media tour across the United States, providing insights on why the No Surprises Act is essential...

Representatives Scott and Foxx published an opinion piece highlighting the broad support that led to passage of the No Surprises Act, lowering health care costs for patients and protecting families from unfair billing practices. According to the bipartisan lawmakers,...

To mark 100 days since the No Surprise Act took effect, almost 70 organizations urged the tri-agencies to stand firm in their support of essential patient safeguards as several lawsuits threaten to weaken the regulations of the law. The No Surprises Act instituted...

The Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing hosted a policymaker briefing to discuss the patient protections enacted in the No Surprises Act and the six lawsuits filed to weaken the regulations and legislation. Moderated by Katie Keith, panelists Loren Adler, Katie...