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Coalition Statement on Texas Medical Association Lawsuit Challenging Consumers’ Surprise Billing Protections
Washington, D.C. – The Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing issued the following statement regarding the Texas Medical Association’s lawsuit seeking to invalidate consumer protections included as part of the No Surprises Act: “This lawsuit is not about patients...
In New Letter to Biden Administration, CASMB Calls for Tri-Agencies to Maintain Limited IDR Process, Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills
Beginning Jan. 1, 2022, millions of Americans will be protected from the threat and financial harm of surprise medical bills. Maintaining these important consumer protections, including a limited process for independent dispute resolution (IDR), is essential for...
Leading Consumer Organizations, Employer Groups and Policy Experts Applaud Consumer Protections Included in Latest Surprise Billing Regulations
Two of the primary goals of the No Surprises Act were to protect patients from surprise medical bills and to lower health care costs for all consumers. The key to achieving both of those priorities require common-sense patient protections that would curtail market...
Coalition Statement on Latest Interim Final Rules for the No Surprises Act
Following the release of new interim final rules (IFR) as part of the implementation of the No Surprises Act, the Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing issued the following statement: “Ending surprise medical bills and lowering health care costs were the key...
Lessons Learned from the States: Surprise Billing Reforms & The Impact on Consumers’ Costs
Starting in 2022, patients across the country will no longer face the threat or fear of a surprise medical bill, but policy experts, consumer advocates, health insurance providers and employer representatives urged the Biden Administration to protect Americans from...
Sept. 28 Virtual Briefing – Lessons Learned from the States: Surprise Billing Reforms & The Impact on Consumers’ Costs
For Evidence On How Arbitration Harms Patients, Just Look to the States
The Biden Administration will soon release new rules around a federal arbitration process, also known as independent dispute resolution (IDR). Several states that have implemented IDR processes have seen how frequently they can be abused and misused by out-of-network...
Everything is Bigger in Texas – Including the Cost of Arbitration
Two years after Texas implemented a new arbitration process for resolving surprise medical bills, the number of arbitration requests have skyrocketed to more than 50,000 requests from January to June 2021, suggesting a costly trend that will leave consumers and...
Protecting Patients From Surprise Billing Costs Requires Limits on IDR
Starting Jan. 1, 2022, millions of Americans will be safeguarded from surprise medical bills as part of the No Surprises Act. It’s a historic milestone, and at the same time, members of the Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing have consistently urged the Biden...
The Most Important Policy in the No Surprises Act is a Three Letter Acronym
In December 2020, Congress passed the No Surprises Act with the intent of protecting patients from surprise medical bills and lowering health care costs. Delivering on the law’s cost-savings goal centers on a wonky, but critically important, payment methodology known...