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ProPublica: A Doctor Went To His Own Employer For A COVID-19 Antibody Test. It Cost +$10,000.
By Marshall Allen When Dr. Zachary Sussman went to Physicians Premier ER in Austin for a COVID-19 antibody test, he assumed he would get a freebie because he was a doctor for the chain. Instead, the free-standing emergency room charged his insurance company an...
Axios: Hospitals Charge A Lot More When Wall Street Owns Them
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 York Times: A Hospital Forgot to Bill Her Coronavirus Test. It Cost Her $1,980.
By Sarah Kliff As Congress moves to address one of the most devastating public health crises facing the country, patients, consumers and families continue to be slammed with surprise medical bills related to COVID-19 care and treatment. The latest New York Times piece...
New HHS Report Calls Out Private Equity As Leading Culprit Behind Patients’ Surprise Medical Bills, Calls on Congress to Act
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...
Coalition Statement on Latest Senate COVID-19 Relief Proposal
Washington, D.C. - Following the release of the latest Senate proposal related to COVID-19 relief, the Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing issued the following statement: "Patients and their families have waited far too long for comprehensive protections...
“Surprise Billing Won’t Go Away Unless Congress Acts” – Coalition Members Reinforce Urgent Need for Congressional Action on Surprise Billing
In a new letter to Congressional leaders, the Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing urged policymakers to take immediate and comprehensive action to end surprise medical billing as millions of Americans face the looming threat of these bankrupting charges during...
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...