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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...
[INFOGRAPHIC] What Congress Can Do To Prevent Surprise Medical Bills
Solving Surprise Medical Billing Through Market-Based Rates Gets Bipartisan Love
New recommendations from the Bipartisan Policy Center zero in on surprise medical bills and the need to tackle these unfair charges as part of a system-wide approach to addressing unsustainable health costs. The bipartisan group of health care experts -- led by former...
By Addressing Surprise Billing, Congress Can Protect Patients & Reverse Looming Debt Crisis
Yesterday’s reality check from the Congressional Budget Office about the country’s unsustainable debt crisis calls for Congress to take urgent action on health care costs. At a time when out-of-network providers and private equity firms are intentionally exploiting...
Why Private Equity Firms & Out-of-Network Providers Want to Stop Surprise Billing Reforms
At a time when thousands of American patients are facing hospital bill collectors at their door or the shock of an unexpected charge heading into surgery, those who benefit from these bankrupting charges – private equity firms, out-of-network providers and hospitals –...
Bloomberg Law: Air Ambulance Companies Defend ‘Balance Billing’ Of Patients
Below is an excerpt from an op-ed published in Bloomberg Law. To view the full article, click here. Air Ambulance Companies Defend 'Balance Billing' Of Patients By Alex Ruoff Billing patients directly for services an insurer won’t cover is critical to the business...