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Consensus in Washington? How a Payment Benchmark is Bringing Everyone Together
There’s a right way and a wrong way to address surprise medical billing. The right way starts with clear safeguards to protect patients, consumers, employers and taxpayers from exorbitant, price-gouging from out-of-network providers.
Organizations representing consumers, employers and leading policymakers are encouraging policymakers to advance policy reforms – such as a local, market-based benchmark – that would stop discriminatory pricing from bad actors and lower costs for millions of Americans. Importantly, everyone agrees that protecting consumers means avoiding costly, burdensome arbitration proposals that would incentivize price-gouging moving forward. To view the full list, click here.
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Coalition Statement on H.R. 3630 “No Surprises Act”
Ahead of the House Committee on Energy & Commerce's mark-up of H.R. 3630 "No Surprises Act", the Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing issued the following statement: "Out-of-network providers continue to take advantage of patients when they are at their most vulnerable. It’s not just the surprise from out-of-network bills that is unconscionable – it’s also the cost.
...It’s Not Just The Surprise That Hurts Patients, But The Bill: Why Consumers Need A Fair Benchmark Solution
The Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing is proud to be one of the strongest voices calling on policymakers to take urgent action to protect patients from unfair and unreasonable surprise medical bills. These egregious charges from out-of-network providers at in-network facilities have been haunting – and hurting – American families for far too long.
...Coalition Statement on Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019
JUNE 26, WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Following today's mark-up of the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 in the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP), the Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing issued the following statement:
“We commend the leadership of Chairman Alexander, Sen. Murray and the Senate HELP Committee for their efforts to protect millions of Americans from egregious, unfair surprise medical bills. The Title I reforms included as part of the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 would expand essential consumer protections to more than 181 million Americans who receive their insurance through employer-sponsored coverage and would establish a fair, market-based approach...
Ever Hear of an Out-of-Network Chef?
A major new advertising campaign from the Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing highlights the unfair and unreasonable practice of surprise medical billing. American patients and families can’t afford these out-of-control bills from out-of-network providers – and they shouldn’t have to. The Coalition’s campaign underscores the urgency for federal legislation to put an end to this disturbing trend – which wouldn’t be tolerated in any other setting.
...Coalition Statement on Senate HELP Proposal to Protect Patients from Excessive Surprise Billing Charges
Following the release of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) bipartisan legislative package to end surprise billing, the Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing issued the following statement
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