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ICYMI: Leading Employer Groups and Union Organizations Urge Congress to Ban Surprise Billing
Earlier this month, employer groups and union leaders urged House and Senate leadership to prioritize comprehensive surprise medical billing reforms in the next COVID-19 package. Highlights from their letter are included below: “As Congress works on the next COVID-19...
Private Equity Firms Think They Have Won The Surprise Billing Battle – Why That Is A Bad Thing For Patients
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...
There are many reasons why Congress should put an end to surprise medical billing. Here are the three most important.
There are many reasons why Congress should put an end to surprise medical billing. Here are the three most important. Amidst a global public health crisis, Congress has yet to take comprehensive action to address one of the biggest health and affordability challenges...
Bloomberg: Private Equity Lands Billion-Dollar Backdoor Hospital Bailout
Congress has yet to take action to protect patients from surprise medical bills – leaving millions of Americans at the whim of private equity firms and out-of-network providers. Instead, the federal government has approved massive taxpayer-funded bailouts for...
New National Poll: Voters Want Permanent Surprise Billing Ban
With the highest unemployment rate on record in decades, it is no surprise that almost a quarter of voters have delayed or know someone who has postponed receiving medical care during the COVID-19 crisis because of cost, according to new national polling from Morning...
Coalition Statement on House HEROES Legislation
Washington, DC - Following the release of the latest COVID relief legislation from the U.S. House of Representatives, the Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing issued the following statement: “Establishing guardrails to prevent surprise medical bills from private...
ProPublica: Medical Staffing Companies Cut Doctors’ Pay While Spending Millions on Political Ads
Below are excerpts from ProPublica. "Private equity-backed medical staffing companies that have cut doctors’ pay are continuing to spend millions on political ads, according to Federal Communications Commission disclosures." "The ads amount to $2.2 million since...
Kaiser Health News: In Fine Print, HHS Appears To Ban All Surprise Billing During The Pandemic
Below are excerpts from Kaiser Health News. Read the full story here. "Federal officials offering emergency funding to hospitals, clinics and doctors’ practices have included this stipulation: They cannot foist surprise medical bills on COVID-19 patients. But buried...
ProPublica: Medical Staffing Companies Owned by Rich Investors Cut Doctor Pay and Now Want Bailout Money
Below are excerpts from ProPublica. "Medical staffing companies — some of which are owned by some of the country’s richest investors and have been cutting pay for doctors on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic — are seeking government bailout money." "Private...
ProPublica: ER Staffing Company Reverses Benefits Cuts for Doctors and Nurses Fighting Coronavirus
Below are excerpts from ProPublica. "A major medical staffing company said it wouldn’t go through with cuts to doctors’ pay and benefits after ProPublica first reported the plans." "Alteon Health, which employs more than 1,700 doctors and other medical workers...