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Hospital sticker prices can rise faster than inflation
Below is an excerpt from Reuters. Click here to read the full story. Reuters: Hospital sticker prices can rise faster than inflation Nov. 11, 2019 By Lisa Rapaport U.S. hospitals’ sticker prices for two common sources of surprise medical bills have climbed far faster...
With Medical Bills Skyrocketing, More Hospitals Are Suing for Payment
At a time when surprise medical bills from private equity-backed physician staffing firms are bankrupting patients, the New York Times recently highlighted how hospitals across the country are ramping up legal action against patients over medical debt. It’s one of the...
Patient Blindsided By $11,000 Surprise Medical Bill
As Congress considers proposals to address surprise medical billing, patients across the country continue to bear the brunt of this growing affordability problem. The latest example: after recovering from a double lung transplant, Tom Saputo was blindsided by an...
Coalition Welcomes 21 Employer Groups to Expanding Membership
Washington, D.C. – As a growing number of stakeholders urge congressional leaders to immediately take action to end surprise medical billing, the Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing welcomed 21 regional business groups to its expanding membership today. New...
New York Tried Arbitration. Health Care Costs Went Up.
As Congress pushes forward on a solution to surprise medical bills, KHN's Rachel Bluth profiled New York's arbitration model and the significant cost increases facing patients under this flawed approach. Highlights from the article - To End Surprise Medical Bills, New...
Harvard Business Review: The Role of Private Equity in Driving Up Health Care Prices
Below is an excerpt from Harvard Business Review. Click here to read the full article. Harvard Business Review: The Role of Private Equity in Driving Up Health Care Prices Oct. 29, 2019 By Lovisa Gustafasson, Shanoor Seervai, and David Blumenthal Private investment...
Brookings: New Data Show New Yorkers Paying Substantially More For Health Care Under Arbitration
A new report from USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy found that New York patients are still exposed to significant charges from out-of-network providers under the state's arbitration model - underscoring the harmful cost consequences if arbitration...
New Poll Shows Voters Want Congress to Take Action on Surprise Medical Bills, Prioritize Reforms That Lower Premiums and Costs for Consumers, Businesses and Taxpayers
More than 70% of voters would be frustrated if Congress did not pass legislation to regulate the role of private equity companies in surprise medical billing Washington, D.C. – As Congress looks to address surprise medical bills at the end of the year, a new...
As Congress Works to End Surprise Medical Billing, Lawmakers Demand More Information From Private Equity Firms Responsible for Bankrupting Charges
Today, about two-thirds of U.S. hospitals outsource emergency care to private physician-staffing companies, many of which are owned by private equity firms. As Congress works to end surprise medical billing, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., and...
Star-Ledger: Ads try to hide the real cause of those sky-high surprise medical bills
Read the full story at the Star-Ledger. Most people assume that if they are treated at a hospital in their insurance network, the doctors they see will accept their insurance. But that’s not always the case. Since 2010, an increasing number of hospitals have...