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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...
Financial Times: Congress examines private equity role in surging healthcare costs
Below is an excerpt from the Financial Times. Sonji Wilkes from Englewood, Colorado, had taken care to ensure her health insurance was up to date in preparation for her baby’s arrival. Tom was born with severe haemophilia and had to be transferred for specialist care...
Patients Protected, Providers Paid: Data From Three Years of California’s Compromise to Stop Surprise Medical Bills
by Anthony Wright, Executive Director, Health Access California Three years ago, on September 26th, 2016, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law AB 72, a measure to prevent “surprise medical bills” when a patient goes to an in-network hospital or other...
Axios: Emergency room visits create financial disruptions for patients
Below is an excerpt from Axios. Medical bills have created financial hardship for most Americans within the last 5 years, including most people with high credit scores, according to a new survey by Elevate's Center for the New Middle Class. Why it matters: Health...