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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...
NPR: 1 in 5 Patients Gets A Surprise Medical Bill After Surgery
Each day, millions of Americans continue receiving surprise medical bills from private equity firms and out-of-network providers that can demand a blank check for their services. The problem is particularly egregious when patients do the due diligence to research the...
When Private Equity Knocks On Your Door
New Television Ad Exposes The Cost Consequences From Private Equity’s Proposed Surprise Billing Fix Washington, D.C. – At a time when private equity firms are driving a growing number of American families into bankruptcy from surprise medical bills, a new television...
The Cost and Perils of Arbitration
Leading policy experts and organizations representing consumers, employers and unions have urged Congress to stop discriminatory pricing from bad actors and pursue reforms that would lower costs for millions of Americans. Importantly, everyone agrees that protecting...
Coalition Launches New Advertising Campaign Highlighting The Costly ‘Surprise’ Behind Private Equity’s Arbitration ‘Solution’
Washington, D.C. – As Congress looks to advance a surprise medical billing solution, the Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing launched a new advertising campaign and television ad – “Surprise” – highlighting the motivation behind private equity and hospitals’...
JAMA Op-ed: Surprise Billing In Surgery – Time For Action
Below are excerpts from an op-ed published in JAMA. JAMA Op-ed: Surprise Billing In Surgery Time For Action By Karen E. Joynt Maddox, MD, MPH; Edward Livingston, MD "'Surprise' billing occurs when patients with health insurance receive care from a clinician or...
Law360: From Hospital to Jail – Debtors Face Growing Arrest Threat
Below is are excerpts from an article published in Law 360. To view the full article, click here. From Hospital to Jail - Debtors Face Growing Arrest Threat By Jack Karp "The knock came just four days after Steven Krueger got out of the hospital. He was recovering...
News4 San Antonio: Congress Investigates Private Equity Firm Connection To Surprise Medical Bills
Below is an excerpt from an article published in News4 San Antonio. To view the full article, click here. Congress Investigates Private Equity Firm Connection to Surprise Medical Bills By Jaie Avila When you go to the emergency room in San Antonio, there's a good...
Ways & Means Proposal ‘Major Step Backwards’ for Patients, Employees Facing Surprise Medical Bills
Millions of Americans continue receiving bankrupting surprise medical bills. While Congressional action is long past due, the recent proposal from the House Ways & Means Committee is a major step backwards, falling drastically short of providing the comprehensive...
Coalition Statement on Latest Surprise Billing Proposals
Following the release of surprise billing proposals from the House Committee on Ways & Means and the House Committee on Education and Labor, the Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing issued the following statement: “At a time when millions of Americans are...