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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...
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’...